The storm had largely subsided by the morning of September 14, but progress was erratic in the absence of the sail, and it was three more days before the cutter ran aground at the most northerly limit of the Lena Delta.
Stormen var stort set aftaget om morgenen den 14. september, men fremgangen var uregelmæssig i fraværet af sejlet, og det varere tre dage før klipperen løb på grund af den nordligste grænse af Lenas delta.