Soon the "Pastora", engulfed in a mass of flames, followed the fate of the "Talla Piedra". The latter burnt to the water's edge and sank about 1:00 am in the morning of 14 September after having lain upwards of fourteen hours under the fire of Gibraltar. The fire reached the powder magazine and another huge explosion ensued. This time many in the water were killed outright; a British boat was sunk and the coxswain of Curtis's boat was killed when hit by debris. Nassau, Littlepage and the surviving crew managed to make their way back to shore.