1. During this melee, two torpedoes churned past " Taney " close aboard . 2. Many salvos straddled the ship, landed close aboard , or passed directly overhead. 3. The destroyer escort's crew observed hits on the submarine and splashes close aboard . 4. Special care should be taken when passing close aboard this island. 5. Her guns shot the plane down after two bombs had missed her close aboard . 6. Soon a heavy barrage of depth charges exploded close aboard . 7. Suddenly, the dim silhouette of a warship loomed out of the hazy darkness close aboard . 8. The third aircraft exploded close aboard the starboard beam and sprayed the ship with fragments. 9. A third bomb splashed close aboard , holing her port side, near the after engine room. 10. A submarine was sighted on the surface at 0730, close aboard on the starboard quarter.