He was simply one of the many unfortunate derelicts of a great city.
"Garrison's Finish A Romance of the Race-Course"
W. B. M. Ferguson
He knew that derelicts are often the cause of marine disasters, and during the dark hours the hulk might invite such a fate if he did not take steps to guard against it.
"The Boy Aviators' Flight for a Fortune"
Wilbur Lawton
The owners got bored at last, and decided to abandon the crafts, which remained bobbing together upside down, twin derelicts far from the shore.
"The Furnace"
Rose Macaulay