 The rest were left with makeshift rafts, or were unable to leave the ship and went down with her when she sank, four hours after the collision.Captain Luce, himself, unlike his crew, went down with his ship, although he survived.Meanwhile, "Vesta", which appeared to have sustained mortal damage, was saved from sinking by her watertight bulkheads, and was able to gain the harbour at St. Johns, Newfoundland.