They are using their marine glasses and looking forward." "More craft coming to help us ?" Greg called up, after having walked nearly under the bridge end on the port side.
"Yes, sir," replied one of the watch officers.

"Four American destroyers coming up to strengthen the escort." Then he named the oncoming craft, whereat Dick Prescott started with pleasure.
"The first two are the craft commanded by Darry and Danny Grin," Dick murmured to his chum.
"That's right," Greg nodded.

"I wonder if they know we're here." "Probably not.

And they wouldn't recognize us, even if they saw us at a distance.

The uniform tends to make all men look alike at a very little distance.