Region: Oceania · Coordinates: -15.466, 145.250 · 7 events
| Year | Source | Account |
|---|---|---|
| AD 1770 | Captain Cook's Journal (First Voyage) | On the morning of 17 June, entering the harbour, the ship grounded twice. |
| AD 1770 | Captain Cook's Journal (First Voyage) | Moored the ship beside the steep shore inside the harbour and landed the anchors, cables and cargo. |
| AD 1770 | Captain Cook's Journal (First Voyage) | When the ballast was cleared, a leak was exposed where water poured in about 3 feet abaft the foremast. |
| AD 1770 | Captain Cook's Journal (First Voyage) | Moved the ship farther inside and laid it over at low tide to examine the leak; it was near the floor-heads. |
| AD 1770 | Captain Cook's Journal (First Voyage) | Seeing seven or eight natives to the south, two came down to a sand point opposite; then four appeared with a plank canoe. |
| AD 1770 | Captain Cook's Journal (First Voyage) | Gore shot one of the animals mentioned earlier: 80 lb (54 lb after removing the entrails and so on). |
| AD 1770 | Captain Cook's Journal (First Voyage) | On 4 August at about 7 p.m., set sail with a land breeze and left the harbour. |