Answer: The fishermen have never seen a large sailing ship before.
Explanation:
The phrase "the fishermen gasped" help readers infer that the fishermen have never seen a large sailing ship before.
To gasp means to lose ones breath and from the excerpt, we are informed about how enormous the ship was and that as the boats rounded the tip of the island, the fisherman gasped.
Can I get the rest of the question and the answer choices?
Once they are<span> sure he is asleep, the Lilliputians, who </span>are<span> excellent mathematicians, transport </span>Gulliver<span> to the Capital</span>