They could, therefore, without inconvenience, wait until the next day to resume operations; but, as to the vessel itself, she was doomed, and it would be best to hasten to save the remains of her hull, as she would not be long in disappearing in the quicksands of the channel.
En cuanto al buque, estaba absolutamente condenado y había que darse prisa para salvar sus restos, porque no tardaría en desaparecer en las arenas movedizas del canal.