Thereafter she sailed uneventfully until her 1872 voyage. Artists also sailed on Cook's first voyage. The fleet had an unsuccessful encounter with a British packet ship on their return voyage. This trip was the basis of his first travel book "An Inland Voyage" (1878). It is plausible that the colony included sailors qualified to attempt the return voyage. The second voyage consisted of 249 ships.. Many of the crew members who had served on the voyage joined this army. "Vasa" foundered on her maiden voyage. On his third voyage he encountered Hawaii. It is the longest-known raft voyage in history. The voyage and arrival in New York received great attention. Surviving the voyage was the main horror. The clock lost time on the outward voyage. The hasty voyage across the Atlantic and back used up vital supplies. In 1836 the second "Beagle" voyage visited Ascension.