▁Marie ▁was ▁cru ising ▁off ▁Neu - Me ck len burg ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁December , ▁she ▁struck ▁a ▁re ef ▁and ▁ran ▁a ground . ▁The ▁crew ▁had ▁to ▁remove ▁a ▁significant ▁amount ▁of ▁weight ▁from ▁the ▁ship ▁before ▁she ▁came ▁free ▁three ▁days ▁later . ▁D ivers ▁determined ▁the ▁ship ▁had ▁been ▁badly ▁dam aged : ▁her ▁rud der ▁was ▁broken , ▁her ▁prop eller ▁and ▁prop eller ▁sh aft ▁were ▁in oper able ▁and ▁her ▁a ft ▁compart ments ▁were ▁le aking . ▁She ▁put ▁into ▁the ▁har bor ▁in ▁the ▁nearby ▁island ▁of ▁N usa ▁for ▁temporary ▁rep airs ▁on ▁ 4 ▁January ▁ 1 8 8 5 . ▁While ▁the ▁work ▁was ▁being ▁done , ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁ 1 2   men ▁were ▁sent ▁in ▁one ▁of ▁Mar ies ▁boats ▁to ▁relay ▁news ▁of ▁the ▁accident ▁to ▁Mi oko ▁island , ▁some ▁ ▁away . ▁Two ▁days ▁later , ▁they ▁met ▁Hy ä ne ▁there , ▁which ▁proceeded ▁to ▁N usa ▁to ▁assist ▁with ▁the ▁rep airs . ▁The ▁steam ship ▁ ▁also ▁joined ▁them ▁on ▁ 1 ▁February ▁and ▁brought ▁badly ▁needed ▁food . ▁By ▁ 7 ▁March , ▁Marie ▁was ▁again ▁se aw orth y ▁and ▁she ▁began ▁the ▁voyage ▁to ▁Australia ▁in ▁company ▁with ▁Hy ä ne , ▁which ▁had ▁to ▁take ▁her ▁under ▁to w ▁on ▁the ▁journey . ▁The ▁ships ▁reached ▁Ke ppel ▁Bay ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁April , ▁where ▁the ▁cor v ette ▁ ▁was ▁waiting ▁to ▁to w