There the Polaris was stranded in a sinking condition in 1872, with fourteen men on board.
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Frederick A. Cook
We were alone, utterly alone, on board the junk, which, having anchored somewhat too close in shore, was left half stranded by the ebbing tide, and could not be pushed off.
"A Lady's Captivity among Chinese Pirates in the Chinese Seas"
Fanny Loviot
It was galling to be spoken to in that fashion by a wandering pedler, and even more annoying to be left stranded nine miles from anywhere with a worn-out horse; but a glance at the lean, determined face of the man on the driving-seat of the wagon decided him, and he drew his rig aside.
"A Prairie Courtship"
Harold Bindloss