While Karl Dönitz did not believe that his submarines should have to maintain adherence to the Submarine Protocol in the face of armed merchantmen, due to the political situation, restrictions remained in force after this incident and he was merely able to issue instruction to all submarines to exercise caution. Radio Officer James Turner remained at his post until the last moment.
Despite Karl Dönitz's belief that submarines shouldn't follow the Submarine Protocol when facing armed merchant ships due to political constraints, restrictions remained in effect after this incident. He could only issue orders for all submarines to exercise caution. Radio Officer James Turner stayed at his post until the very last moment.