Complex sentence: The next day the crew went ashore, but returned a few men short.Two of them, Heron and Robson, were spotted and told to return but fled from shore after they were confronted only to return later on the 28th.
Split into simpler sentences: The next day the crew went ashore, but returned a few men short. Two men, Heron and Robson, were spotted and told to return but fled from shore after they were confronted only to return later on the 28th.