I think it means that the captain was watching his ship sink, because the captain or the skipper, can't control the ship, since the rudder is gone. The rudder is "the vertical blade at the stern of a vessel that can be turned horizontally to change the vessel's direction when in motion."
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because if the sails didn't work you would still have the rudder in the back and you would have to control it another way
is called a stern rudder i looked every word up on my paper and found it
Every vessel has a pivot point or center where it turns the best. The stern of a vessel would be hard to control if the rudder was at the bow. When docking, if the rudder was at the bow, you would never be able to get the stern of the vessel to the dock. Once you got the bow to the dock or pier, there would be no way to control the stern to make it swing. Once the bow is at the dock, with the rudder at the stern, the force of water passing across it from the propeller will push the stern into or away from the dock relative to the angle of the rudder.
Ships turn with the aid of a rudder at the stern of the ship .
A rudder is mounted on the stern of a boat and is used to steer. It can also be found on ships, planes, aircraft, and submarines.
Right at the back, on the stern, usually where the rudder slots into (called the gudgeon)
the rudder is mainly behind the propeller and helps turn the ship
In the book "The Cay," the term "stern" refers to the rear part of a boat. The stern is the opposite end of the bow and is typically where the boat's rudder is located.
Mizzen Mast,Foremast,Main Mast,Rudder,Bow,Stern
The front end of a ship is the bow, the back end where the rudder is is the stern.
Hindmost; nearest the stern; as, the mizzen shrouds, sails, etc., The hindmost of the fore and aft sails of a three-masted vessel; also, the spanker.