Forsyth carried the injured sailor into Argentia, arriving there on 18 May 1945.

Despite the prompt treatment of the wound, internal hemorrhaging proved too severe, and the injured sailor died on 25 May 1945.

In judgement, the court fined Skibsted one month's pay - to be donated to the hospital for injured sailors - plus court costs.

In addition to helping the wounded ship fight myriad fires, Hamilton took on board and care for the more seriously injured sailors.

He said that some injured sailors were taken off the ship, but that most of the crew remained on board.

Some injured sailors were sent to hospitals in Havana and Key West, Florida.

All the remaining crew, including a badly injured sailor from an earlier accident, were transferred safely to shore via the flying fox.

Only that the stream of injured sailors slowed, and finally stopped.

According to Uboat.net, what Rose of U-53 had done was surface and take aboard two badly injured American sailors.

The surgeon would take morning sick call at the mainmast, assisted by his mates, as well as tending to injured sailors during the day.