He studied the natural history of the islands and collected specimens.
It was especially useful that John Clunies-Ross was a shipwright, since the only way to transport coconuts from the outlying islands, back to Home Island for processing, was with small boats which could easily navigate the shallow waters of the lagoon.
Due to this mistake, John George Clunies-Ross was designated as governor of Cocos.
At 11:20, the heavily damaged Emden beached herself on.