Out of respect and affection for a departing captain, the ship's officers may decide to "pull him ashore." From a ship this is done by the officers manning one of the ship's boats on the captain's final departure from the ship and pulling him to the nearest landing stage.
Ngaphandle kwentlonipho nothando ukwenzela ukhaphteyini ehambayo, abaphathi-majoni basenokuthatha isigqibo "sokumtsalela elunxwemeni". Enqanaweni oku kwenziwa ngabaphathi-majoni abaxhobise ngamajoni esinye isikhephe esisenqanaweni xa ukhaphteyini eyishiya inqanawa kwaye bamtsalele kwindawo ekufutshane yokuhlala.