"Because the sands are still more dangerous than the rocks, for they swallow up everything that is thrown on them. In a few days the hull of a ship of several hundred tons would disappear entirely in there!"
-- Parce que ces sables, plus dangereux encore que les roches, engloutissent tout ce qui s'y jette, et que quelques jours suffisent pour que la coque d'un navire de plusieurs centaines de tonneaux y disparaisse entièrement!