For sustenance the crew of the raft had only a bag of ship's biscuit (consumed on the first day), two casks of water (lost overboard during fighting) and six casks of wine.
A tripulación da balsa só dispuña dunha bolsa de galletas (consumida o primeiro día), dous barrís de auga (que se perderon pola borda por mor dunha pelexa) e seis barrís de viño.