The base of the hull had been cracked open , revealing a gaping hole in the vessel ’ s belly . Brown seawater gushed from its insides , flushing out a broth of sea creatures from its shell . Even a small shark was spat out of the ship and sent back into the pit .
The ship rose higher and higher like divine hands steered it . Eventually , it was hovering in mid-air . Tousled seaweed draped heavy from its decks , as it lingered in the night sky . Now that it was above the line of fog , I saw what it really was and my insides slithered . It was the trawler . The hideous sound cut off abruptly causing me to buckle . As if on command , the trawler began to fall from the sky . I gripped the oarlock desperately , making my knuckles pop . The void swallowed itself whole and the trawler hit the water .