Towards evening the mate and boatswain begged the master of our ship to let them cut away the fore-mast, which he was very unwilling to do; but the boatswain protesting to him that if he did not the ship would founder, he consented; and when they had cut away the fore-mast, the main-mast stood so loose, and shook the ship so much, they were obliged to cut that away also, and make a clear deck.
De a fedélzetmester szembeszállt vele, mondván, e nélkül elsüllyed a hajó, így a kapitány végül beleegyezett. Miután ezt megtették, a derékárboc túl ingatag maradt, és úgy imbolyogtatta a hajót, hogy le kellett vágni ezt is, így az egész hajófedél le lett tarolva.