In answer to a hail from the boat as to whether he had been attacked or needed anything, Boyton replied: "No, thank you, all's right." It began to rain and the boat labored, rolling heavily.

At 8:30 o'clock Malabata Point was distant about four miles.

The crew was again losing heart, as matters bore a very serious aspect.

For the fourth time they were obliged to go about and pull in various directions in quest of Boyton, whom they missed for more than a quarter of an hour.
After nine o'clock the most exciting and anxious moments of the entire trip were experienced by all concerned.

With the wind blowing violently, the current driving fast to the westward and a high sea increasing every moment, Paul was lost sight of for nearly forty minutes, in an unusually heavy overfall.