During the evacuation, one crewman drowned when trying to board a lifeboat, his body was later found by a Soviet merchant ship. Another merchant ship, the Vyapel, spotted twelve of the 27 sailors in their liferaft and the crew of the Vyapel tried to rescue the sailors but to no avail as the rough seas caused the liferaft to drift near the ships propeller and rudder area.
During the evacuation, one crewman drowned while attempting to board a lifeboat; his body was later discovered by a Soviet merchant ship. Another merchant ship, the Vyapel, spotted twelve of the 27 sailors in their liferaft and the crew of the Vyapel attempted to rescue the sailors but were unsuccessful due to rough seas that caused the liferaft to drift near the ships propeller and rudder area.