[the ship would likely run ashore if they got too close in it so Faye would probably have to take the little shore boat to him. He wanted more than anything to swim to the boat and climb in like he usually did, but that wasn't really an option. He'd tested the water every day he was there and it still hurt him. Without the dew present on the vegetation in the morning, he'd have had no moisture at all during his little stay on the island]