The Battle of the Batavia

The officers debated at this point what to do because staying where they were seemed completely hopeless once the storms that had driven them into the islands cleared. They didn't have a source of fresh water unless it started raining again. 48 total people went to look for water while the rest stayed behind. Their four-day search for water was fruitless. And finally Pelsert decided that the only possible way that they were going to get out of this mess was to go to Batavia for help.