The men on board are scarcely in better shape. They do not even bother to drop anchor—they just run Gertrude aground on a coral head at the entrance to the cove, and call it a day. Most of Bischoffs crew has gathered on the top of V-Million , the rocket-submarine; they think it’s the most hilarious thing they’ve ever seen. But when the men on Gertrude climb into a dinghy and begin rowing towards them, Bischoff’s men remember their manners, and stand at attention, and salute.