Perhaps it might be even better to conduct the vessel to Port Balloon, that is to say, as far as possible from the center of eruption, for at the mouth of the Mercy, between the islet and the wall of granite, it would run the risk of being crushed in the event of any convulsion.
Peut-être même conviendrait-il de conduire le navire au port-ballon, c'est-à-dire aussi loin que possible du centre éruptif, car, à l'embouchure de la Mercy, entre l'îlot et la muraille de granit, il courait le risque d'être écrasé, en cas de dislocation.