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immediately, and soon land and men were covered 
with a sheet of ice. Although everyone realised 
the awkward position, all worked calmly. On 
Monday night, the 23rd, the bay was completely 
free from ice and was perfectly calm. I then sent 
Mr. Fougner and the Finn Savio towards Camp 
Ridley in the small blue collapsible boat, and with 
emergency rations sufficient for a few days. How- 
ever, shortly after leaving us, and having gone out 
of our sight, they met with heavy ice drifting 
rapidly into the bay, which, as mentioned, it had 
left during the gale. ‘Mr. Bernacchi and myself, 
who soon afterwards noticed the floating ice masses, 
were naturally very anxious about them, ignorant 
COAST-LINE IN ROBERTSON BAY. 
as we were of their fate in the little canvas boat. 
We ourselves were without any craft whatever to 
take us away from our temporary place of refuge. 
