Complex sentence: After bringing the first sailor ashore, the rescuers realized that the "Henry R. Tilton" was still drifting toward shore; after each transfer of a man from ship to shore the rescuers had to reset the lines.
Split into simpler sentences: After bringing the first sailor ashore the rescuers realized that the "Henry R. Tilton" was still drifting toward shore. After each transfer of a man from ship to shore the rescuers had to reset the lines.