Nearly starved , they sailed to the African coast where they met natives with whom Montauban was familiar .
Montauban was badly injured and thrown free but managed to cling to wreckage before some of his surviving sailors picked him up in a small boat .
Nearly starved , some sailed to the African coast where some met natives with whom Montauban was familiar .
Montauban was badly injured and thrown free but managed to cling to wreckage before some of his surviving sailors picked him up in a small boat .