▁the ▁government ▁vessel ▁Th et is ▁left ▁Sydney ▁for ▁the ▁re ef ▁and ▁arrived ▁there ▁late ▁the ▁next ▁day . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁low ▁t ide ▁when ▁the ▁ship ' s ▁boat ▁was ▁launched ▁approximately ▁ 4 0 0 m ▁from ▁the ▁w reck , ▁and ▁proceeded ▁to ▁the ▁w reck ▁by ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁row ing ▁and ▁drag ging . ▁A board ▁the ▁boat ▁was ▁the ▁chief ▁officer ▁of ▁the ▁colon ist ▁( Mr . ▁Haw kins ) ▁had ▁travel led ▁with ▁the ▁Th et is ▁when ▁approximately ▁ 2 0 0 m ▁from ▁the ▁w reck ▁they ▁were ▁met ▁by ▁the ▁remaining ▁crew ▁of ▁the ▁Col on ist . ▁As ▁the ▁weather ▁was ▁un sett led ▁and ▁the ▁t ide ▁was ▁low ▁it ▁was ▁decided ▁to ▁spend ▁the ▁night ▁ab o ard ▁the ▁Col on ist ▁and ▁tell ▁the ▁Th et is ▁to ▁stand ▁off ▁in ▁deeper ▁water . ▁ ▁They ▁left ▁the ▁Col on ist ▁approximately ▁ 9 ▁am ▁the ▁following ▁morning ▁with ▁the ▁six ▁remaining ▁crew ▁of ▁the ▁vessel ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁on ▁board ▁the ▁w reck ▁for ▁ 4 0 ▁days . ▁During ▁their ▁stay ▁a ▁wh aler ▁had ▁been ▁seen ▁but ▁made ▁no ▁attempt ▁to ▁rescue ▁them ▁latter ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁Brig ▁which ▁had ▁stopped ▁and ▁lower ed ▁a ▁boat ▁but ▁had ▁been ▁unable ▁to ▁find ▁the ▁entrance ▁to ▁the ▁l ago on ▁and ▁sa iled ▁around ▁the ▁re ef ▁until ▁the ▁Th et is ▁was ▁seen ▁when ▁it ▁then ▁sa iled ▁away . ▁ ▁Salv age