at 10:30 a.m. "greyhound", under captain g.h. parker, cast off lines and moved out into the water, waiting for the "gatzert", which at the same time blew the whistle indicating departure. however, just at that time a tiller block, part of the steering gear, broke on "gatzert", which required 45 minutes to fix. the "greyhound" steamed around, waiting for the "gatzert".