After the two ships had left Haugesund at about 09:00 on 9 April, they soon came under attack from a Luftwaffe bomber around off the Norwegian coast. The bombs, aimed at "Main", missed but the German captain immediately scuttled his vessel and ordered his crew to abandon ship. As the order came very suddenly the evacuation was carried out with some panic, the boatswain drowning in the process. After the German sailors had boarded and lowered their life boat "Draug" fired eight to ten rounds into the waterline of the scuttled merchantman to ensure that she would sink.