He sees the water snakes by the light of the moon. He blesses them and is able to pray. The albatross falls from his neck. The ship is moved north, its crew reanimated by spirits. He swoons and hears two voices.
H e sleeps and awakens to find it raining.
A roaring wind and storm comes, and the dead crew rises and mans the ship. The wedding guest is afraid, but is reassured that it is not the souls of the dead men that reanimate them, but a troop of spirits blest. They sing around the mast at dawn till noon, continuing to sail moved on from beneath. The spirit from the snow and ice moves them to the equator again, and the ship stands still. It moves back and forth then makes a sudden bound.