bɪkˈʌz mˈɛnɪəv ðə pˈæsɪndʒɚz kʊd nˌɑːt swˈɪm ænd ðɛɹwˌʌz nˈoʊ pˈæsɪŋ ʃˈɪpɪŋ nɪɹbˈaɪ, ɪt wʌz sˌʌm tˈaɪm bᵻfˌoːɹ ɹˈɛskjuːɚz kʊd ɹˈiːtʃ ðə sˈaɪt; baɪ ðˈɛn ˈoʊnli tˈɛn mˈɛn wɜː pˈʊld ɐlˈaɪv fɹʌmðə sˈiː.
Because many of the passengers could not swim and there was no passing shipping nearby, it was some time before rescuers could reach the site; by then only ten men were pulled alive from the sea.