translation.en: There must have been a boat attached to that tow-line at some time or other, that was certain; but what had become of it, what ghastly fate had overtaken it, and those who had been left in it, was buried in mystery.
translation.sv: Det måste ha funnits en båt som varit fäst vid den där draglinan vid ett eller annat tillfälle, det var säkert; men vad som blivit av den, vilket fruktansvärt öde som drabbat den och dem som funnits i den, var förborgat.