Kun Gustloff peruutti pois satamasta, sen tien tukkivat pikkualukset, jotka olivat kaikki täynnä laivalle pääsyä anovia matkustajia. ###>By the time the beautiful white ship cast off, she had taken on as many as six to eight thousand refugees. As the Gustloff backed away from the port, her path was blocked by smaller craft all jammed with passengers begging to come aboard.