The men in the boat tried hard to reach us, but the wind
was very strong. Every time they tried to come to the side of
our ship, the waves moved them away. Finally, we all managed
to jump onto the boat, but the other ship was too far away to
reach now. I was very frightened, but our captain said to the
men who’d come to save us, ‘We must try to get to land. Row
to the nearest beach and I’ll pay your captain for his boat.’