Chapter 8
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when the men started feeling the effects of hunger and the officers decided to
cut provisions in half to one cup of water a day and three ounces of bread. This
took a tremendous toll on the men; they were weak and stuck in an area of no
wind. Without a breeze they had to row to move. (pg. 129) With this grueling
task and lack of food they were even weaker and had little motivation to
continue pushing. Also by this point the second mate is very sick and no one is
sure how much longer he will last. In my opinion when Chase and Pollard noticed
his deterioration they should have appointed a new commander of boat because he
was barely able to give out rations let alone guard them.
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