21. The ship settled rapidly by the stern . 22. A fourth hit the target, which was thought to take a port list and settled by the stern . 23. The ship settled gradually by the stern , so the chief officer was ordered to get away the lifeboats. 24. A fire raged on board the " Kuma " and she soon began to sink by the stern . 25. No one was injured, but the steering gear was disabled and she stopped and flooded by the stern . 26. According to one account, it later started settling by the stern and sank while being towed up the river. 27. By noon, " Ostfriesland " had settled two more feet by the stern and one foot by the bow. 28. As she approached, her quarry was dead in the water, down by the stern , and partially enveloped by smoke. 29. Emissions trading remains the Government s preferred option for reducing emissions, an approach also supported by the Stern Review. 30. A coup de gr�ce about 45 minutes later caused her to sink by the stern in about ten minutes.
