To steady their boat, they tied it to a nearby tree, which then slid into the sinkhole, as did their boat, though both men were rescued.
Bush had wanted to steady the boat, and he had done it.
So it is in the interests of both leaders to try to steady the boat.
The difference was the length (about three feet) and the width, or beam, which determined how steady the boat would be on the water.
The two men maneuvered the 15-foot motorboat under the Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge, where they tried to steady the boat by holding on to the pilings.
Getting the man beside him to steady the boat, Robert managed to climb back in — something he always found difficult in moving water — and, leaving the Slav safe in the shallows, headed for the others.
Getting the man beside him to steady the boat, Robert managed to climb back in something he always found difficult in moving water and, leaving the Slav safe in the shallows, headed for the others.
As the dry bulk shippers get pulled deeper into the whirlpool of the recession, DryShips' chief executive seems to be doing anything he can to steady the boat.
In the winners circle: a couple of Wizards continue transforming a resurgent Washington, D.C., club, while veteran leadership at the point helps steady the boat in Detroit following the shipment of Big Ben to Chicago.
The switch was a shock, letting go of the safety of at least one person who could steady the boat.
