 Lapérouse sailed on to Alaska, where he landed near Mount St. Elias in late June 1786 and explored the environs.On 13 July 1786 a barge and two longboats, carrying 21 men, were lost in the heavy currents of the bay called "Port des Français" by Lapérouse, but now known as Lituya Bay.The men visited with the Tlingit tribe.