It appeared the crew had abandoned passengers to their own fate.

After an hour, the 36 crew abandoned ship, as the fire was beyond their capacity to fight.

The crew of eight officers and 30 men abandoned ship.

U-76 was forced to the surface, and the crew abandoned her.

By this time, the crew had completely abandoned the planned sleep shifts.

But then it became apparent the crew were abandoning the ship on their own.

The crews had abandoned both ships when they were hit earlier.

The crew abandoned ship, and she sank after several hours.

The crew of the U-559 abandoned their vessel, with 7 dead and 38 survivors.

The crew abandoned the vessel, and she went down at 10:45.