We had to fasten sailors to lines and plunge them into the troubled sea to fish up the ropes, sail, and especially the bowsprit, which we had great difficulty in raising.
(We; to fasten; sailors; to lines) (We; to plunge; them; into the troubled sea; to fish up the ropes, sail, and especially the bowsprit) (especially the bowsprit; had; great difficulty in raising)
We We especially the bowsprit
to fasten to plunge had
sailors to lines
them into the troubled sea to fish up the ropes, sail, and especially the bowsprit
great difficulty in raising