Their dinghy had begun to sink when they were still far from shore and they had to throw anything that wasn’t essential overboard, including their water-logged, heavy ruck-sacks.
كان الزّورق بدأ يغرق وهم لا يزالون بعيدين عن الشّاطئ وأجبروا على رمي كلّ ما هو غير أساسيّ في البحر بما فيها حقائب ظهرهم المشبّعة بالمياه.