MAROONED FISHERMEN found at Academy Bay on one of the Hancock Expeditions had been 

 forced to abandon their boat at Gordon Rocks, Indefatigable Island, and suffered gruelling pri- 

 vation and exposure making their way four miles to the settlement. The fishermen were taken 

 aboard the Velero III. Provided with food, clothing and necessary supplies they were token to 

 Gordon Rocks where their craft was salvaged and towed to the safety of Wreck Bay, Chatham 

 Island. Their boat, hardly seaworthy, is shown at right below. Numerous incidents of succor 

 at sea are found in the log of the Velero III for it visits many remote places where ill-equipped 

 craft are most likely to get into trouble. Below, at left, are Mr. and Mrs. A. Worm-Miiller, for- 

 mer residents of the settlement at Academy Bay. 



