It was necessary at any cost to arrest their downward course, and to prevent the balloon from being engulfed in the waves. The voyagers directed all their energies to this urgent work.
Era menester, pues, a toda costa, detener el movimiento de descenso, para impedir que el aerostato se hundiese en medio de las olas, y en esa a todas luces urgente operación se ocuparon los pasajeros de la barquilla.