She sank ten minutes later; 114 crewmen lost their lives, including the commanding officer, while nearby vessels rescued 69 survivors.
At 7:12 am nearby vessels spotted a liferaft with no sign of the crew.
The lifeboats were instead intended to be used to transfer passengers off the ship and onto a nearby vessel providing assistance.
One of the three was eventually brought to the surface by two divers from a nearby vessel and placed on board a Coast Guard ship.
Flyer's passengers were taken off by boats from nearby vessels.
Twelve men died, including one of the guards, and thirty-four others were rescued by nearby vessels.
In water this shock will be damaging to nearby vessels and may also produce a surface wave to limited ranges.
Jellico thought he might have been a sailor blown from a nearby vessel or else a dockworker.
Ships were also told to maintain greater contact with nearby vessels.
One problem involved a video monitor in the control room that displays the bearing of any nearby vessels.