In February 1883 the board announced its findings: Jeannette was a fit vessel for Arctic service; difficulties such as the late start and the diversion to search for news of Vega were not De Long's fault, nor was he to blame for the ship's loss.
I februar 1883 meddelte bestyrelsen sine resultater: "Jeannette" var et egnet fartøj til arktisk tjeneste; vanskeligheder som den sene start og omdirigering for at søge efter nyheder om "Vega" var ikke De Longs skyld, og han var heller ikke skyld i skibets tab.