"Admiral Hipper" hove to in order to rescue her man overboard and "Glowworm"s survivors. The German sailor was not found, but 40 British sailors were recovered, although at least six later died of their wounds. Lieutenant Ramsay, the senior surviving officer, told his rescuers that neither the helm nor the emergency rudder were manned when the ships collided so the destroyer's turn towards "Hipper" was probably accidental. German accounts only mention four torpedoes fired by "Glowworm", but British accounts say all ten were fired. This was confirmed by photographic evidence taken after the collision showing all of her torpedo tubes empty.