Fortunately, at the time, all troops were mustered on deck and were standing by boat stations. The boats were immediately lowered clear of the water. The destroyer _Rifleman_ immediately manœuvred for the purpose of locating the submarine, by which time several of the _Ivernia’s_ boats were in the water. At this juncture an unfortunate incident occurred. The destroyer dashed by the port quarter at full speed without having an opportunity of avoiding a collision with the ship’s lifeboat, containing Chief Engineer Wilson and Dr. Parker, among other members of the crew, the boat sinking immediately. Dr. Parker was picked up but died almost immediately from injuries received. Chief Engineer Wilson was not seen. Two steam trawlers came alongside the _Ivernia_, after the destroyer had left with 600 survivors on board, which took the remainder of the Military and Crew, which apparently left only Captain Turner and Second Officer Leggett remaining on board. The Second Officer, however, went round the decks and discovered a soldier on the after deck who had sustained a broken thigh. Two soldiers were immediately ordered aboard for the purpose of assisting in strapping a board to the man’s damaged thigh, he being eventually lowered on to one of the trawlers by means of a bowline, where he was placed in charge of the R.A.M.C. [Illustration: TORPEDOING OF THE “AUSONIA”] The Second Officer then went aboard the trawler, later followed by Captain Turner, who first of all made sure that the vessel was sinking. The trawlers then cruised around among the boats and wreckage picking up survivors. One of the trawlers unfortunately became disabled owing to the ropes fouling her propellers, which necessitated her being towed by the other. The trawlers proceeded to Crete, where the survivors were billeted for 14 days, after which time they were taken on board the P. & O. S.S. _Kalyan_ and conveyed to Marseilles, from which port they were sent overland to England.