With no steam the bilge pumps were put out of action.

At some point the bilge pumps failed and the vessel sank.

It had run a separate forward bilge pump before I had put the three of them on the same control.

All the bilge pumps were running still, but the water was steadily gaining.

There is also a manual bilge pump for emergency use.

He forgot about the automatic bilge pump in the boat.

Without the engine they had to work the bilge pump manually.

The first piece of gear you'll want to have in working order on any boat or ship is a bilge pump.

He has a bilge pump that pumps water like a real boat.

If you don't do the second part, you're basically a bilge pump.