Weighing anchor would take about 20 minutes, so in the meantime Carré had "Rohna" got under way to avoid being run onto the harbour breakwater. Other ships were moored in the harbour, and Carré's helmsman had to steer through a narrow space between two of them in a very heavy sea. Eventually "Rohna" was able to make for the harbour mouth and put to sea and head 20 miles south to where the storm was less severe. Next day the cyclone had passed and "Rohna" returned to port.