Barents perished (at sea in one of the two small tenders the crew used to escape to the Kola Peninsula), unlike Rijp, who correctly assessed the risks of the Arctic and returned to pick up the remainder of Barents' crew (including van Heemskerk) near Murmansk on his next trip in 1597.
Barents omkom (til søs i et af de to små bud, besætningen brugte til at flygte til Kolahalvøen), mens Rijp - som korrekt vurderede farerene i Arktis - senere vendte tilbage for at afhente resten af ​​Barents besætning (inklusive van Heemskerk) nær Murmansk på sin næste tur i 1597.