On 4 February, around 50 members of the public ignored the exclusion zone to get close to the ship.

The maneuver brought the craft so close to the ship that we could see the passengers plainly.

It wanted us outside; well, we are here, but maybe we should stay close to the ship.

It ran close to the ship; one jack almost touched the edge.

One torpedo detonated close to the ship, but none actually hit.

The plane crashed close to the ship and the pilot managed to get free.

On 6 February 1942, a bomb fell close to the ship, but caused no damage.

Close to the ship lay the big maintenance shed, where most of the light work was done on the fleet.

We saw a group of men in two tiny speedboats close to the ship.

Close to the ship was a vehicle that had obviously been drawn by an animal.