Martínez anchored in Friendly Cove, Nootka Sound, on May 5, 1789. Within the day Douglas and Francisco José Viana, the nominal captain of the "Iphigenia", were meeting with Martínez on "Princesa". Kendrick soon arrived and joined them. When questioned about his presence at Nootka Sound Kendrick dissembled, saying "Columbia" had been badly damaged and the crew suffering from scurvy. They had put into Nootka for repairs and recovery. Kendrick told Martínez that, expecting to have to winter at Nootka, he had built a house for the crew, a blacksmith forge, and a gun emplacement for protection. He said he had sent "Washington" north to look for material for barrel hoops. Kendrick readily acknowledged Spanish authority in the region and said he would leave as soon as "Columbia" was repaired. Douglas gave similar excuses for "Iphigenia" and gave over the ship's papers which, being in Portuguese, Martínez held for translation.