When  attempted to tow the damaged ship to the beach, the strain broke her in two. She sank only minutes after the last survivors had been taken off. Her name was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 29 July.
Upon trying to transport the crippled vessel to land, it fractured into two pieces. The ship went down mere minutes after all remaining passengers had been rescued. Its name was formally deleted from the Naval Vessel Register on 29 July.