Although Cornelisz had left the soldiers, led by Wiebbe Hayes, to die, they had in fact found good sources of water and food on their islands.
Meskipun Cornelisz telah menelantarkan para serdadu, yang dipimpin Wiebbe Hayes, untuk mati, mereka justru berhasil menemukan sumber air dan makanan yang cukup di pulau yang mereka tinggali.