 Captain Salmond rushed on deck and ordered the anchor to be dropped , the quarter @-@ boats to be lowered , and a turn astern to be given by the engines . However , as the ship backed off the rock , the sea rushed into the large hole made by the collision and the ship struck again , buckling the plates of the forward bilge and ripping open the bulkheads . Shortly , the forward compartments and the engine rooms were flooded , and over 100 soldiers were drowned in their berths . 
