Possible Clues:

• 'The Tempest' occurrence
• Victim of the drink lying on bed?
• Crusoe's misfortune
• Marine salvage crew's job
• Distraught whips take heed, as result of following disastrous course
• Whisper surreptitiously about end of Bismarck -- as this?
• The more washing up there is, the bigger it's been
• It may cost someone a packet? Pish!
• What may have been lighter before sinking?
• It may mean junk ends up as junk!