Complex sentence: The yawl was turned into the waves to avoid swamping, putting distance between any salvage or survivors, the huddled occupants watched the "Luxborough" continue to burn to the waterline and eventually explode.
Split into simpler sentences: The yawl was turned into the waves to avoid swamping, putting distance between any salvage or survivors. The huddled occupants watched the "Luxborough" continue to burn to the waterline and eventually explode.