 Unable to fire – the gunports were closed because they were under the waterline, because he had allowed the ship to be dangerously overloaded – Morga ordered the "San Diego" to ram the "Mauritius" and grapple it.Thirty soldiers and some sailors boarded the "Mauritius", taking possession of the forecastle and after-cabin and capturing the Dutch standard.The main and mizzen masts were stripped of sails and rigging.