▁some ▁of ▁the ▁supplies ▁they ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁re - float ▁the ▁ship ▁at ▁the ▁next ▁t ide . ▁On ▁September ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁a ▁severe ▁g ale ▁ble w ▁the ▁ship ▁out ▁to ▁sea , ▁the ▁anchor ▁being ▁unable ▁to ▁hold ▁on ▁the ▁rock y ▁bottom . ▁On ▁the ▁return ▁to ▁Et ah , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁engines ▁back f ired , ▁starting ▁a ▁fire ▁ab o ard ▁ship . ▁There ▁were ▁some ▁anxious ▁moments ▁until ▁the ▁fire ▁was ▁ex ting u ished ▁as ▁there ▁was ▁still ▁gas oline , ▁am mun ition ▁and ▁dynam ite ▁ab o ard . ▁After ▁two ▁days ▁they ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁get ▁back ▁to ▁Rein de er ▁Point ▁near ▁Et ah , ▁only ▁to ▁find ▁that ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁supplies ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁un loaded ▁earlier ▁to ▁re - float ▁the ▁ship ▁were ▁under ▁water , ▁as ▁a ▁ ▁t ide ▁e bb ed ▁and ▁flow ed ▁there . ▁Finally ▁the ▁ship ▁was ▁un loaded , ▁and ▁work ▁started ▁on ▁en larg ing ▁a ▁cabin ▁left ▁by ▁the ▁Hum ph rey ▁Ex ped ition ▁of ▁ 1 9 3 4 – 3 5 . ▁ ▁So ▁confident ▁was ▁Mac G reg or ▁that ▁his ▁ice - re in for ced , ▁wooden - h ul led ▁sch oon er ▁could ▁reach ▁F t . ▁Cong er ▁that ▁he ▁hadn ’ t ▁bother ed ▁to ▁obtain ▁an ▁entry ▁permit ▁from ▁Dan ish ▁authorities ▁( required ▁for ▁a ▁base ▁camp ▁in ▁Green