sˌʌm fɹˈɛntʃ fˈɪʃɪŋ bˈoʊts lˈɛd baɪ ˈɛnsaɪn lˈækrwɑː tˈʊk pəzˈɛʃən ʌv ʃˈænən, ænd sˈɔː ðæt hɜː hˈʌl wʌz sˌoʊ dˈæmɪdʒd ðæt ʃiː wʊd biː ɪmpˈɑːsᵻbəl tə ɹᵻflˈoʊt.
Some French fishing boats led by Ensign Lacroix took possession of Shannon, and saw that her hull was so damaged that she would be impossible to refloat.