▁had ▁finished ▁dis charg ing ▁her ▁cargo ▁of ▁m acker el , ▁she ▁cast ▁off ▁her ▁stern ▁ro pe ▁in ▁prepar ation ▁to ▁move ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁anch ored ▁Ant ark t ika . ▁The ▁ro pe ▁fou led ▁her ▁rud der ▁and ▁she ▁would ▁not ▁respond ▁to ▁her ▁hel m . ▁The ▁ski pper , ▁Bart y ▁( Al bert ) ▁Co e ▁from ▁North ▁Sh ield s ▁- ▁latter ly ▁Chief ▁Fish ery ▁Officer ▁at ▁North umber land ▁Sea ▁Fish eries ▁Committee ▁to ▁evol ve ▁into ▁North umber land ▁In sh ore ▁Fish eries ▁and ▁Conserv ation ▁Author ity ▁until ▁his ▁ret irement ▁on ▁grounds ▁of ▁" ill ▁health "), ▁tried ▁to ▁get ▁the ▁Rus si ans ▁to ▁re - secure ▁the ▁stern ▁of ▁his ▁vessel ▁but ▁by ▁now ▁the ▁fier ce ▁g ale ▁was ▁drag ging ▁both ▁boats . ▁The ▁Rus si ans ▁sent ▁over ▁two ▁officers ▁to ▁assist ▁in ▁getting ▁the ▁ste ering ▁working ▁and ▁shortly ▁after ▁the ▁bow ▁ro pe ▁part ed ▁and ▁the ▁Ben ▁As dale ▁was ▁ad rift . ▁ ▁The ▁ski pper ▁let ▁go ▁an ▁anchor ▁but ▁it ▁failed ▁to ▁hold , ▁and ▁as ▁they ▁were ▁swe pt ▁towards ▁Ma en por th ▁beach , ▁a ▁May day ▁was ▁sent . ▁With ▁the ▁wind ▁now ▁g ust ing ▁force ▁ten ▁and ▁the ▁waves ▁breaking ▁over ▁the ▁tra w ler , ▁she ▁was ▁out ▁of ▁control , ▁and ▁soon ▁p iled ▁onto ▁the ▁rocks ▁at ▁the ▁bottom ▁of ▁New por th ▁Head . ▁As ▁the ▁boat