Towards the end of October 1991, Maxwell must have been aware of the effect that impending sales of shares would have on the share price. On 31 October 1991, Maxwell left the Mirror building and flew by helicopter to Luton; from there he was flown in his company jet to Gibraltar, where the captain and crew of his yacht, the Lady Ghislaine, were waiting. Maxwell sailed first to Madeira and then on to Tenerife. The yacht arrived at Los Cristianos in Gran Canaria on the morning of Tuesday 5 November. It was discovered shortly after arriving at Los Cristianos that Maxwell was not on board and must have disappeared overboard on the last leg of the trip.