The onset of the brief Arctic summer brought fresh hopes that Jeannette would at last be released from the ice, and on June 11 she was briefly free, afloat in a small pool.
Begyndelsen af ​​den korte arktiske sommer bragte nye forhåbninger om, at "Jeannette" til sidst ville blive frigivet fra isen, og den 11. juni var hun kort fri, i en lille åbning.