The ship was still creeping toward the harbor mouth.
The two ships crept toward the shore.
He loved the thrill of knowing that his little ships were creeping in the mist towards the treacherous marshes.
Along it the ships were creeping, with movement scarcely to be seen.
The moon was hidden still, the ship crept along through the muggy darkness.
The ship crept closer and closer to the mouth of the strait where the pirates lurked.
The ship crept forwards in the harness, like a last, weakened effort at escape by a captured sea creature.
At first light the great ship crept forward, her officers on the bridge with binoculars and telescopes fixed on the shore.
He went back to the helm, and the ship crept on into the bay, a dark shadow on the dark waters.
On the river seven small ships crept downstream under triangular sails, little faster than the current.