The vessel's captain remained aboard alone for almost 24 hours after seeing his crew safely evacuated from the ship. Starting 11 April, destroyer , corvettes ARA "Granville", and , avisos ARA "Gurruchaga", , and , and Coast Guard , surrounded the icebreaker and began rescue operations. "Buzos Tacticos" and members of the Rescue Team () of the Argentine Navy boarded the ship and extinguished the fire. On 18 April, the ship started being towed to the Puerto Belgrano naval base. "Irizar" finally arrived to Puerto Belgrano on 20 April.