On account of the necessity which the fleet had for fresh water, the great Afonso Dalboquerque did not remain in that harbour beyond that night, and, having collected the provisions and burned the ships which he took there, he set sail at daybreak, shaping his course for Camarão; and, when he had made his way as far on as the Island of Jebelzocor, he told the pilots that it would be well to stand in to shore, for it was getting late, and the fleet would not make the island until the night was far advanced, and even then he did not feel sure that all the ships could anchor in the harbour. They replied that they had no need to put in at any other harbour except the island to which they were bound.

Afonso Dalboquerque, however, insisted that, notwithstanding this, they must point out a harbour to him, for the wind would drop during the night, and they could not reach the anchorage in such time that the fleet could get well moored. The Rubães then gave the word to stand in to the shore, and proceeded to take up their quarters close to the Arabian shore in twelve fathoms, and there the ships remained during the night.