At 0252 "Oribi" collided with "U-125" first seen at a range of while investigating an ASDIC contact, but lost contact after the collision. While pursuing an ASDIC contact, "Snowflake" detected "U-125" on radar at 0354, observed heavy conning tower damage by searchlight at a range of , and watched the crew detonate scuttling charges and abandon ship. The escorts chose to continue protective patrolling around the convoy rather than attempting rescue of the U-boat crew assumed to have sunk the "Lorient".