 The boat's sail and rudder were destroyed quickly by the wild winds.Over the next eight days, they drifted a meandering course almost long bearing generally southwest, bailing water from their disintegrating boat until they sighted Ata; at that point, they abandoned their ship and swam to shore over the next 36 hours, using planks salvaged from the wreck.Mano was the first to reach land; weak from hunger and dehydration, he could not stand but called out that he had safely reached shore, and the rest followed him.