 "Montagne", "Montagnard" and "Papillon" rescued the crew, but 21 men were lost.The "Scipion", an old ship that was scheduled for decommissioning, started slowly disintegrating soon after she left the harbour.By the 25th, her pumps could not keep ahead of the leakage, and "Montagnard", "Trente-et-un-Mai" and "Railleuse" had been tasked to watch her.