U-303 began to settle and list, and Heine ordered an immediate evacuation into life rafts which eventually carried the surviving crew to the French coast ten miles away. Ten sailors were less lucky, having been killed in the torpedo impact, and went down with their U-boat in position .
The U-303 began to tilt and list, prompting Heine to order an immediate evacuation into life rafts that carried the surviving crew to the French coast ten miles away. Sadly, ten sailors perished when the torpedo struck, sinking the submarine along with them.