The Australian cruiser reached the wreck of "Emden" at 13:00 on 10 November. After sending an officer over to receive assurance that the Germans would not fight, Glossop began a rescue operation. Transferring the German survivors from "Emden" to "Sydney" took about five hours, with the difficulty of transferring so many wounded, rough seas, and overcrowding aboard the Australian cruiser. The two Australian medical officers aboard "Sydney" and the medical staff from Direction Island worked from 18:00 on 10 November to 04:30 the next morning to clear the most pressing needs for medical attention, with "Emden" survivors prioritised. Some of the Germans had swum ashore after the beaching, and the difficulty of recovering them from the beach in the dark meant the rescue of the 20-odd survivors was put off until the morning of 11 November, although personnel from "Sydney" and "Buresk" were sent ashore the previous evening with supplies. Most of 11 November was spent treating less pressing cases; the Direction Island staff left the ship around midday, and "Emden"s ship's surgeon, who had previously been unable to assist because of the shock and stress of caring for so many wounded from the battle's end until "Sydney" returned, had recovered enough by this point to assist as an anaesthetist.