De Alvarez returned to his ship and a boatload of supplies was prepared, but bad weather drove the ships apart and it was impossible to catch up with the "Oriflama". It was reported that as the crew of the "Gallardo" prayed for the safety of the men of the "Oriflama", a ghostly light illuminated the latter's sails and she was seen to sail away into the night. On 28 July wreckage of the "Oriflama" and some bodies were washed up on the coast of Chile near the mouth of the Huenchullami River.