At last the ship seemed to be holding her own.
But then, the ship didn't seem to have any better idea what he was doing wrong, either.
The ships all seemed to be new, at least those that were present.
In other words, the ship seems to be lying on the wrong side.
For a moment, the ship seemed to be full of water, and about to turn over.
Since he'd last looked, the other ship seemed to have made a sharp turn to its left.
The ship seemed to turn a little, but that was all.
The ship did not seem to be of any great size.
The ship seemed to have a mind of her own.
The black ships seemed to be thinking things over for a moment more.