As for myself, it was no great harm, for I was near the shore; but as to my cargo, it was a great part of it lost, especially the iron, which I expected would have been of great use to me; however, when the tide was out, I got most of the pieces of the cable ashore, and some of the iron, though with infinite labour; for I was fain to dip for it into the water, a work which fatigued me very much.
A mí no me pasó casi nada, pues estaba cerca de la orilla, pero la mayor parte de mi cargamento cayó al agua, especialmente el hierro, que según había pensado, me sería de gran utilidad. No obstante, cuando bajó la marea, pude rescatar la mayoría de los cables y parte del hierro, haciendo un esfuerzo infinito, pues tenía que sumergirme para sacarlos del agua y esta actividad me causaba mucha fatiga.