Most of the men in the water had died of hypothermia by the time that the destroyers returned. Sixty survivors were rescued from the 330 men on Leberecht Maass, none of the 308 men on Max Schultz survived, one man on Erich Koellner was reported missing.
The majority of the crew members in the water had died from hypothermia when the destroyers returned. Sixty survivors were rescued from Leberecht Maass, whereas none of the 308 men on Max Schultz survived, and one man on Erich Koellner was reported missing.