Some were ferried Sending to the larger ships Sending by what came to be known as the Little Ships of Dunkirk , a flotilla of hundreds of merchant marine boats , fishing boats , pleasure Change_sentiment craft , yachts , and lifeboats called Request into service Supply from Britain .

on Sunday 21 May 1944 , began Process_start following an explosion in a staging area for Landing Ships , Tank ( LSTs ) and other amphibious assault ships in West Loch .

Ships in the vicinity of the storm Catastrophe reported Reporting a much stronger tropical cyclone Catastrophe than initially suggested Convincing .