I concluded, as is indeed probable, that when the ship struck, it being in a storm, the sea broke so high and so continually over her, that the men were not able to bear it, and were strangled with the constant rushing in of the water, as much as if they had been under water.
A rendkívüli szél alighanem olyan magasra korbácsolta a hullámokat, hogy a fedélzeten tartózkodó emberek megfulladtak, anélkül, hogy a hajó elsüllyedt volna. A kutyán kívül senki élőt nem találtam a hajón.