The real losers in that brief, but sharp, exchange were the survivors of the British steamer adrift in those seven small boats. "U-151" had sunk their ship earlier and remained in the area to use them as bait for other Allied ships such as "Von Steuben". The possibility that they were simply decoys and that other submarines might be lurking about forced the ship to continue on without further investigation. That decision was further reinforced by the fact that the boats appeared empty. Credit for this must go to "Dwinsk"s master, who ordered his people to lie low in their craft so that other Allied ships would not be drawn into the waiting U-boat's trap. Fortunately, he and his men were saved eventually.