28th May 1898

Saturday
Took all the afternoon to unmoor ship having both anchors foul, the ground chain of the star- board anchored carried away and nearly swept the forecastle buy fortunately no one was seriously injured  only a few bruises & pieces of skin knocked off we got under under weigh at 1.30, and during the evening we arrive of Lord Howe Island lying South of Santa Cruz this seemed uninhabited,

and was surrounded by a coral reef, our Captain found landing impossible so we steered South again steaming slow during the night burnt search lights during 1st Watch.