Jessen made another 180° turn in an attempt to interpose his two ships between the Japanese and "Rurik", but the latter ship suddenly turn to starboard and increased speed and passed between Jessen's ships and the Japanese. Kamimura turned 180° as well so that both squadrons were heading southeast on parallel courses, but Jessen quickly made another 180° turn so that they headed on opposing courses. The Russians reversed course for the third time around 07:45 in another attempt to support "Rurik" although "Rossia" was on fire herself; her fires were extinguished about twenty minutes later. Kamimura circled "Rurik" to the south at 08:00 and allowed the other two Russian ships to get to his north and gave them an uncontested route to Vladivostok. Despite this, Jessen turned back once more at 08:15 and ordered "Rurik" to make her own way back to Vladivostok before turning north at his maximum speed, about .