 That ship sank in heavy weather when its pumps failed to keep up with the water leaking through the hull planks.Over half the crew, including the captain, John Limbrey, were able to abandon ship and were rescued by a sister-ship, "Dover Merchant", which was accompanying "Merchant Royal" from Cadiz to London.The survivors provided a detailed description of the lost cargo—described in 1641 as "300,000 Pounds in silver, 100,000 Pounds in gold, and as much again in jewel"—as well as a general location near the Isles of Scilly, about "21 leagues" (about 35 to 40 miles) from Lands End.