But it was not until March 14 that the American commanders declared the island secure.
The ship's commander declared he was at anchor with the prow pointing south, but later revised his account.
Cells in the entire prison are closed and the commander declares an emergency.
However, in the end the commander of British forces declared de facto military government, to make it possible for French forces to return.
"We can talk about that later," declared the commander.
There were reports from the Kremlin that some senior commanders were declaring neutrality in the struggle.
One commander declared that no true Muslim could live in a state where Islam was not the official religion.
Taking a slow step toward her, the commander declared, "It's you who will die, girl."
"It's important that the families never see me break down," the commander declares in what seems a firm executive order to herself.
"I still cannot realize it," declared the commander, after a momentary pause.