12 noon.

Similar weather.

1 p.m .-- Tow-rope parted again.
Set foresail and forestay-sail and steered south-east by south.

3 p.m .-- 'Yelcho' hailed us and said that the ship's bilges were full of water (so were our decks) and they were short of coal.

Sir Ernest told them that they could return to harbour.