Not a very pleasant position, but also not one that caused much alarm.

We set all sail, and with this help the ship slowly carried the pack round, pivoting on the berg until, as the pressure relieved, she slid out into the open water close to the berg.

Here it was possible to 'wear ship,' and we saw a fair prospect of getting away to the east and afterwards south.

Following the leads up we made excellent progress during the morning watch, and early in the forenoon turned south, and then south-west.
We had made 8 1/2' S.22 E.and about 5' S.S.W.by 1 P.M., and could see a long lead of water to the south, cut off only by a broad strip of floe with many water holes in it: a composite floe.

There was just a chance of getting through, but we have stuck half-way, advance and retreat equally impossible under sail alone.