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Later, recounting the last hours of the Nordica and the struggle of her distressed crew to leave the wrecked vessel, Captain Tibbo commended the heroism of the Corsicans to the newspapers:

Our vessel was being pounded on the rocks and the sea was sweeping over the vessel in every direction, with death staring us in the face, when our dangerous position was seen by the natives of that sparsely populated island. Our position was desperate in that our lifeboat was full of water and could not be launched. Finally, a male resident of the island came along on horseback and urged his steed into the surf, with a line in his hand. He fought with his horse valiantly to reach us and, after five attempts, we caught the line he brought out. With considerable difficulty, we secured the line to the waterlogged lifeboat and after getting into it, though it was half full of water, we were pulled to shore and saved. The Nordica, shortly after, went to pieces and sank, and we lost our personal effects but were treated kindly. From that place we were shipped to Marseilles, France, and from there to Paris, where we were cared for as are all seamen in distress. From Paris we went to London, England, and thence to Liverpool, where we took a passage home on the steamer Minnedosa.

This concluded the final chapter on the Nordica -- abandoned in the Atlantic, salvaged, brought home, but finally wrecked a year later with the rescue of her crew effected through the efforts of a horse.

Her crew at this time were all from Grand Bank: Captain George "Pluck" Tibbo, mate Ned Hollett, cook Daniel Gregory, seamen Sammy Caines, George Barnes and Edgar Ralph.