George Somers Tempest". During their time on the islands, the crew and passengers built a church and houses, the start of the Bermuda colony. Somers and Sir Thomas Gates oversaw the construction of two small ships, the "Deliverance" and the "Patience." They were built from local timber (Bermuda Cedar) and the salvaged spars and rigging of the wrecked "Sea Venture." In May 1610 the ships set sail for Jamestown, with the surviving 142 castaways on board taking food from the island. When they reached the settlement, they found it nearly destroyed by the famine and disease of what has been called the
Chatham Islands Chatham Islands The Chatham Islands form an archipelago in the Pacific Ocean about east of the South Island of New Zealand. It consists of about ten islands within a radius, the largest of which are Chatham Island and Pitt Island. Some of these islands, once cleared for farming, are now preserved as nature reserves to conserve some of the unique flora and fauna. The resident population is 600 (). The islands' economy is largely dependent on conservation, tourism, farming, and fishing. The archipelago is called "Rēkohu" ("Misty Sun") in the indigenous Moriori language, and "Wharekauri" in Māori. The Moriori are