Kennedy's PT may have slowly departed the rescue site by the Warrior River, as she held the extra weight of ten Marines. Several of the Marines that were not wounded held on to gun mounts to steady themselves as the "59" departed. The two PT's, including Kennedy's, then escorted the slow-moving landing craft they had shielded from fire back to Voza, and when it was clear they would safely reach their destination, they left the landing craft and returned to their base at Lambu Lambu.