When a ship's boat was taken by native Fuegians, FitzRoy took some of them hostage.
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A dinghy is a type of small boat, often carried or towed for use as a ship's boat by a larger vessel.
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Skipper Francisco Pelsaert sailed the ship's small boat to Batavia for rescue.
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In one incident a group of Fuegians stole a ship's boat, and FitzRoy took their families on board as hostages.
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The origin of this vessel, an abandoned and burning ship's boat laden with highly flammable material, is uncertain but it may have been launched from Guerrier as the battle began.
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Upon Mawson's return, the Aurora was recalled by wireless radio, but powerful katabatic winds sweeping down from the plateau prevented the ship's boat from reaching the shore to collect the men.
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It means the last ship's company won't leave the boat until some time in 2012.
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Nine passengers to a boat, we head out in the ship's fleet of inflatable Zodiacs.
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They anchored their ship, Adventure, and rowed the ship's long-boat on trips up several tributaries.