The first mate was swept overboard and drowned , but Benson was able to lower a rope and pull the other 8 crew to safety .
Crewman Fred Benson managed to leap onto the rocks and scale the cliff in the midst of the snowstorm .
The first mate was swept overboard and drowned , but Crewman was able to lower a rope and pull the other 8 crew to safety .
Crewman Fred Benson managed to leap onto the rocks and scale the cliff in the midst of the snowstorm .