"Scharnhorst" switched her fire to "Monmouth", while "Gneisenau" joined "Leipzig" and "Dresden" which had been engaging "Glasgow". The German light cruisers had only guns, which had left "Glasgow" almost unscathed, but these were now joined by the guns of "Gneisenau". John Luce, captain of "Glasgow", determined that nothing would be gained by staying and attempting to fight. It was noticed that each time he fired, the flash of his guns was used by the Germans to aim a new salvo, so he also ceased firing. One compartment of the ship was flooded but she could still manage . He returned first to "Monmouth", which was now dark but still afloat. Nothing was to be done for the ship, which was sinking slowly but would attempt to beach on the Chilean coast. "Glasgow" turned south and departed.