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
Stewart Island (Andaman and Nicobar Islands) Stewart Island (Andaman and Nicobar Islands) Stewart Island is an island of the Andaman Islands. It belongs to the North and Middle Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. the island is lying north from Port Blair. The island belongs to the Stewart Sound Group and lies between dotrel island and Curlew Island. The island is small, having an area of . Politically, Stewart Island, along neighboring Stewart Sound Group Islands, is part of Diglipur Taluk. Ferry service is available from Mayabunder, on demand. There is only 1 village, located at . According