I first made a little out to sea, full north, till I began to feel the benefit of the current, which set eastward, and which carried me at a great rate; and yet did not so hurry me as the current on the south side had done before, so as to take from me all government of the boat; but having a strong steerage with my paddle, I went at a great rate directly for the wreck, and in less than two hours I came up to it.
Su le prime navigai alcun poco tenendomi affatto a tramontana, finchè vidi il vantaggio della corrente che, situata a levante, mi trasportava ad una grande distanza, benchè non con tanta violenza come avea fatto dianzi quella a mezzogiorno, che m’avea tolto ogni potere di governare la piroga. Avendo quindi potuto padroneggiare a dovere il mio remo, m’avviai a dirittura e di gran corsa verso il vascello naufragato, dove pervenni in meno di due ore.