The sea is damped down to a gentle swell, although the wind is as strong as ever.

As a result we are lying very comfortably.

The ice is drifting a little faster than the ship so that we have occasionally to steam slowly to leeward.
So far so good.

From a dangerous position we have achieved one which only directly involved a waste of coal.

The question is, which will last longest, the gale or our temporary shelter?
Rennick has just obtained a sounding of 187 fathoms; taken in conjunction with yesterday's 1111 fathoms and Ross's sounding of 180, this is interesting, showing the rapid gradient of the continental shelf.