On January 15, 1866, almost arriving to the point of reunion, theAmazonas, that was with problems engine ran aground and was lost in Punta Quilque, in front of Abtao Island. Their guns were dismantled and transferred to other ships of the squadron and others were positioned as land batteries at the entrance to the Chayalhue Strait where the fleet was located. The fleet reunited on February 4, 1866, with Chilean auxiliary steamers Lautauro and Antonio Varas in the recently established Chayalhue naval post on Abtao Island, Apurimac became the flagship of the squadron and the Peruvian captain Manuel Villar, commander of the Peruvian division, was placed in command of the allied squadron.
