7:33
Half naked they strove , oppressed by heat , sun , flies , thirst , exhaustion . Tobacco was their only stay and solace . The Master , however , only chewed khat leaves ; and as for `` Captain Alden , '' she toiled with no stimulant . It was 7:33 , on the morning of the sixth day , that Frazier -- now chief engineer -- came to the Master , as he was working over some complex bit of mechanism in his cabin . Frazier saluted and made announcement : `` I think we can make a try for it now , sir . '' Frazier looked white and wan , shaking , hollow-eyed , but a smile was on his lips . `` Two engines are intact .