NAKAMUTA was miraculously saved by the British ship 'Pearl' and survived, but seriously injured, and he lost vice commander Matanosuke NATSUAKI and fifty other crew members.
中牟田は奇跡的にも英国船「パール号」に救助されて一命を取り留めたが重傷で、副艦長夏秋又之助以下50人余りの乗組員を失った。