With daylight, "Bagley" returned to the heavy cruiser and came alongside her starboard quarter. Since it appeared that the ship could be saved, a salvage crew of about 325 able-bodied men went back aboard "Astoria". Another bucket brigade attacked the fires while the ship's first lieutenant investigated all accessible lower decks. A party of men collected the dead and prepared them for burial. came up to assist in the salvage effort at about 0700. After securing a towline, "Hopkins" proceeded ahead, swinging "Astoria" around in an effort to tow her to the shallow water off Guadalcanal. A second gasoline-powered handy-billy, transferred from "Hopkins", promptly joined the struggle against the fires. soon arrived on the scene, coming alongside the cruiser at about 0900 to pump water into the fire forward. Called away at 1000, "Hopkins" and "Wilson" departed, but the heavy cruiser received word that was on the way to assist in battling the fires and that was coming to tow the ship.