German forces were able to rescue 1,252 of the survivors from the attack: the torpedo boat rescued 564 people; the torpedo boat "Löwe" (ex-), 472; the minesweeper "M387", 98; the minesweeper "M375", 43; the minesweeper "M341", 37; the steamer "Göttingen", 28; the torpedo recovery boat ("Torpedofangboot") "TF19", 7; the freighter "Gotenland", two; and the patrol boat ("Vorpostenboot") "V1703", one baby. Thirteen survivors died later. All four captains on "Wilhelm Gustloff" survived her sinking, but an official naval inquiry was only started against Lieutenant Commander Zahn. His degree of responsibility was never resolved, however, because of Nazi Germany's collapse in 1945.