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Varna to Whitby

           Menallinapanicoffear,sentaroundrobin,askingtohavedoublewatch,astheyfeartobealone. Mateangry. Feartherewillbesometrouble,aseitherheorthemenwilldosomeviolence. 

           28July. Fourdaysinhell,knockingaboutinasortofmaelstrom,andthewindatempest. Nosleepforanyone. Menallwornout. Hardlyknowhowtosetawatch,sincenoonefittogoon. Secondmatevolunteeredtosteerandwatch,andletmensnatchafewhourssleep. Windabating,seasstillterrific,butfeelthemless,asshipissteadier. 

           29July. Anothertragedy. Hadsinglewatchtonight,ascrewtootiredtodouble. Whenmorningwatchcameondeckcouldfindnooneexceptsteersman. Raisedoutcry,andallcameondeck. Thoroughsearch,butnoonefound. Arenowwithoutsecondmate,andcrewinapanic. MateandIagreedtogoarmedhenceforthandwaitforanysignofcause. 

           30July. Lastnight.RejoicedwearenearingEngland. Weatherfine,allsailsset. Retiredwornout,sleptsoundly,awakenedbymatetellingmethatbothmanofwatchandsteersmanmissing. Onlyselfandmateandtwohandslefttoworkship. 

           1August. Twodaysoffog,andnotasailsighted. HadhopedwhenintheEnglishChanneltobeabletosignalforhelporgetinsomewhere. Nothavingpowertoworksails,havetorunbeforewind. Darenotlower,ascouldnotraisethemagain. Weseemtobedriftingtosometerribledoom. Matenowmoredemoralisedthaneitherofmen. Hisstrongernatureseemstohaveworkedinwardlyagainsthimself. Menarebeyondfear,workingstolidlyandpatiently,withmindsmadeuptoworst. TheyareRussian,heRoumanian. 

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