The German armored cruiser then intervened and ordered "Lübeck" to disengage, and at 10:04, "Rurik" ceased fire at the light cruiser. The Russian cruiser then turned to engage "Roon", which had by that time been joined by the light cruiser "Augsburg", opening fire at a range of . She concentrated most of her fire on "Roon", but again failed to score any hits. She received another hit, which struck the rear conning tower and damaged the surrounding superstructure. The German commander decided to attempt to disengage, using the poor visibility to cover his escape; at around the same time, Russian lookouts spotted what they mistakenly believed to be a U-boat. The threat of a submarine attack led "Rurik" to disengage, which gave the Germans enough time to make good their escape.