Every week or so she returned to the sealing party to replenish their supplies, the last visit occurring on 10 March.

A storm on 17 March caused Princess of Wales to wreck on some rocks; Veale and the other six men aboard were able to reach shore on the 18th.

[7] On 13 December the sealing party succeeded in reaching the island where Veale and his men were, and joining them.

The 10 remaining crew men stayed on St Paul Island, hoping to be able to join another vessel that might come along on her way to Australia.

She was a tender to the whaler King George and hoping to rendezvous with her at St Paul Island.

The American vessel Philo had arrived there four days earlier with Veale, master of Princess of Wales.