HMS Highflyer, along with the armed merchant cruisers HMS Changuinola, HMS Knight Templar and HMS Calgarian, sent boats ashore with rescue parties and medical personnel and soon began to take wounded aboard.
O HMS Highflyer xunto cos mercantes armados HMS Changuinola, HMS Knight Templar e HMS Calgarian, enviaron embarcacións con equipos de rescate e persoal médico e comezaron a transportar a feridos a bordo.