dēmergere refers to sinking, plunging A into B so that A is covered by B from above.can someone tell me what is wrong with simply
cum demergitur navis, desiliunt mures
Oops, I totally scrolled past that. But the verb isn't right: pessum abiēns = "disappearing to the bottom".There was mention of pessum in post #10.
Yes, okay...even if the action of a sinking ship cannot fail to engage in a descensus. So I am left withdescendere in water just doesn't sound right...