David Bianculli

Well, they are struggling to get around it for months because every time they think they get around it, they don't. And the ships are breaking apart. Some of the ships end up turning back. So it takes weeks and weeks and weeks as they attempt to get around the horn.

But they do succeed finally. But the boat is in terrible shape. They're no longer with the rest of the squadron. I think the squadron believes that the wager has sunk already. Most of the crew, including the captain, has scurvy, can't do their jobs at all or very well, and the ship wrecks.

But they do succeed finally. But the boat is in terrible shape. They're no longer with the rest of the squadron. I think the squadron believes that the wager has sunk already. Most of the crew, including the captain, has scurvy, can't do their jobs at all or very well, and the ship wrecks.

But they do succeed finally. But the boat is in terrible shape. They're no longer with the rest of the squadron. I think the squadron believes that the wager has sunk already. Most of the crew, including the captain, has scurvy, can't do their jobs at all or very well, and the ship wrecks.

Some of the crew believe, and this will be a factor in the mutiny, that it's the captain's fault, that Captain Cheap was so single-minded on his mission that he didn't really seem to pay attention, that the boat had drifted into shallow waters. So the boat starts getting ripped apart by rocks and bringing on water. Fortunately, it gets wedged between some rocks and so it doesn't completely sink.

Some of the crew believe, and this will be a factor in the mutiny, that it's the captain's fault, that Captain Cheap was so single-minded on his mission that he didn't really seem to pay attention, that the boat had drifted into shallow waters. So the boat starts getting ripped apart by rocks and bringing on water. Fortunately, it gets wedged between some rocks and so it doesn't completely sink.

Some of the crew believe, and this will be a factor in the mutiny, that it's the captain's fault, that Captain Cheap was so single-minded on his mission that he didn't really seem to pay attention, that the boat had drifted into shallow waters. So the boat starts getting ripped apart by rocks and bringing on water. Fortunately, it gets wedged between some rocks and so it doesn't completely sink.

And that gives the sailors an opportunity to get in their small transport boats and row to this desolate island. And this is not the most hospitable island for castaways, is it?

And that gives the sailors an opportunity to get in their small transport boats and row to this desolate island. And this is not the most hospitable island for castaways, is it?

And that gives the sailors an opportunity to get in their small transport boats and row to this desolate island. And this is not the most hospitable island for castaways, is it?

No, no. You know, the captain, you know, determinedly, you know, gets around the horn and is trying to sail the ship up the coast of Patagonia in Chile, hoping to eventually rendezvous with the rest of the squadron. But in those days, seamen... didn't really know exactly where they were on the map because they could not determine their longitude.

No, no. You know, the captain, you know, determinedly, you know, gets around the horn and is trying to sail the ship up the coast of Patagonia in Chile, hoping to eventually rendezvous with the rest of the squadron. But in those days, seamen... didn't really know exactly where they were on the map because they could not determine their longitude.

No, no. You know, the captain, you know, determinedly, you know, gets around the horn and is trying to sail the ship up the coast of Patagonia in Chile, hoping to eventually rendezvous with the rest of the squadron. But in those days, seamen... didn't really know exactly where they were on the map because they could not determine their longitude.

Longitude required a reliable clock, which had not yet been invented. And so Cheap and his navigators' estimation of their longitude turns out to be not only wrong, but wrong by hundreds of miles. And they suddenly smash into this rock, and an anchor falls through the floor of the ship. The rudder shatters, and then the ship is just careening through this minefield

Longitude required a reliable clock, which had not yet been invented. And so Cheap and his navigators' estimation of their longitude turns out to be not only wrong, but wrong by hundreds of miles. And they suddenly smash into this rock, and an anchor falls through the floor of the ship. The rudder shatters, and then the ship is just careening through this minefield

Longitude required a reliable clock, which had not yet been invented. And so Cheap and his navigators' estimation of their longitude turns out to be not only wrong, but wrong by hundreds of miles. And they suddenly smash into this rock, and an anchor falls through the floor of the ship. The rudder shatters, and then the ship is just careening through this minefield

It does become wedged between these rocks and begins to completely rip apart. Water surges under the bottom into the ship. Rats are scurrying upward. Those who were suffering from scurvy, who could not get out of their hammocks, drowned. But in the distance, some of the survivors see... this through the mist, this desolate island. And they think, okay, maybe this will be our salvation.

It does become wedged between these rocks and begins to completely rip apart. Water surges under the bottom into the ship. Rats are scurrying upward. Those who were suffering from scurvy, who could not get out of their hammocks, drowned. But in the distance, some of the survivors see... this through the mist, this desolate island. And they think, okay, maybe this will be our salvation.

It does become wedged between these rocks and begins to completely rip apart. Water surges under the bottom into the ship. Rats are scurrying upward. Those who were suffering from scurvy, who could not get out of their hammocks, drowned. But in the distance, some of the survivors see... this through the mist, this desolate island. And they think, okay, maybe this will be our salvation.

And they get there in one of these transport boats, about nearly 150 of them. And instead, the island turns out to be the beginning of their hell. It is cold and windy. It's constantly raining and sleeting. And worst of all, they can find virtually no water. One British officer compared the island to a place where the soul of man dies in him. Right.