 The damaged hospital ship had to be beached in Borovica Bay for further repairs.On the night of 22/23 December, the Austro-Hungarian destroyers , , and "Velebit" attacked the drifters patrolling the Otranto barrage, which applied for help to the French destroyers , , , , and which were escorting a convoy from Brindisi to Taranto.Because of communication problems, only "Casque" and "Commandant Rivière" attacked, but "Casque"s boiler rooms were hit immediately and she had to slow down to .