ðə lˈoʊkəl pˈiːpəl hæd tˈeɪkən ðɛmsˈɛlvz tə sˈeɪfti wˈɛl bᵻfˌoːɹ ðə stˈoːɹm stɹˈʌk, bˌʌt ðə ʃˈɪps ɪnðə bˈeɪ ˈoʊnli bɪɡˈæn tʊ ɪvˈækjuːˌeɪt æt ðə vˈɛɹi lˈæst mˈɪnɪt, ænd ðˈʌs wɜː kɹˈaʊdɪŋ təwˈɔːɹdz ðɪ ˈɛntɹəns tə ðə bˈeɪ wɛn ðə hˈɜːɹᵻkˌeɪn hˈɪt.
The local people had taken themselves to safety well before the storm struck, but the ships in the bay only began to evacuate at the very last minute, and thus were crowding towards the entrance to the bay when the hurricane hit.