The explosive shells, hundreds if not thousands in number, fell like a shower of meteors, crashing into the frontal naval formation of the European fleet. They exploded with loud, thunderous bangs, sending columns of water shooting into the air, turning the sea into mist, and making the waters extremely turbulent.
"Ah, help!" a sailor who had been thrown overboard cried out in anguish, but the crew on deck had far greater problems to deal with. The turbulence made it impossible to properly control their ship, and it was drifting straight toward another frigate.
"Ah, my leg!" another sailor who had been slammed against the mast screamed in pain, but the men around him had no time to stop as a projectile was coming straight towards them.
"Hold on!" a helmsman shouted as a massive wave struck the hull, but the wheel spun out of control. The ship veered off course, drifting dangerously close to another warship.
