, ▁and ▁In ▁this ▁state ▁she ▁remained ▁until ▁day light , ▁when ▁the ▁boat ▁har ing ▁been ▁tempor arily ▁rep a ired ▁the ▁crew ▁left ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 3 rd , ▁and ▁got ▁safe ▁into ; ▁the ▁l ago on ▁in ▁smooth ▁water . ▁ ▁The ▁next ▁thing ▁done ▁was ▁to ▁construct ▁a ▁ra ft , ▁on ▁which ▁the ▁crew ▁remained ▁when ▁it ▁became ▁dangerous ▁to ▁be ▁on ▁board ▁the ▁w reck ; ▁and ▁it ▁was , ▁on ▁consult ation ▁determined ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁boat ▁as ▁substantial ▁as ▁possible ▁and ▁a ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁crew ▁by ▁this ▁means ▁might ▁reach ▁the ▁main land , ▁and ▁obtain ▁assistance ▁for ▁those ▁left ▁on ▁the ▁re ef . ▁With ▁considerable ▁labour ▁two ▁st rak es ▁were ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁to ps ides , ▁formed ▁out ▁of ▁pal ing ' s ▁which ▁were ▁on ▁board , ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 4 th ▁June ▁all ▁was ▁ready ▁for ▁a ▁start . ▁The ▁crew ▁drew ▁lots ▁as ▁to ▁who ▁should ▁, go ▁in ▁the ▁boat , ▁and ▁they ▁fell ▁to ▁Captain ▁Ge ach , ▁the ▁chief ▁officer , ▁the ▁ste ward , ▁Mr . ▁Sim m ens ▁a ▁passenger , ▁and ▁two ▁n atives . ▁▁ ▁On ▁ 2 1 ▁June ▁the ▁sch oon er ▁Joan ▁Andrew s ▁under ▁Captain ▁Stewart , ▁while ▁on ▁a ▁run ▁from ▁Rock ham pton ▁to ▁Sydney , ▁picked ▁up ▁the ▁crew ▁in ▁the ▁lif eb o at ▁and ▁brought ▁them ▁to ▁Sydney . ▁On ▁the ▁evening ▁of ▁ 2 8 ▁June