▁side ▁of ▁the ▁engine ▁room . ▁She ▁began ▁to ▁sett le ▁at ▁once ▁and ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁abandoned . ▁A ▁US ▁liberty ▁ship , ▁SS ▁Martin ▁Van ▁Bur en , ▁was ▁then ▁tor ped o ed ▁a ft , ▁and ▁a ▁British ▁tank er , ▁Ath el vik ing , ▁received ▁a ▁similar ▁w ound . ▁Both ▁tank ers ▁eventually ▁s ank , ▁while ▁the ▁liberty ▁ship ▁dr ift ed ▁ash ore ▁in ▁the ▁vic inity ▁of ▁K etch ▁Har bour . ▁ ▁and ▁ ▁carried ▁out ▁attacks ▁on ▁contacts ▁without ▁visible ▁results . ▁ ▁A ▁search ▁was ▁instit uted , ▁with ▁aircraft ▁assist ing ▁the ▁ships . ▁From ▁Hal if ax , ▁Border ▁C ities ▁ste amed ▁out ▁with ▁instructions ▁to ▁take ▁several ▁ships ▁under ▁her ▁orders . ▁The ▁search ▁was ▁an ▁un success ful ▁one . ▁It ▁continued ▁until ▁the ▁ 2 3 rd , ▁but ▁Border ▁C ities ▁was ▁engaged ▁with ▁it ▁only ▁for ▁the ▁day . ▁She ▁then ▁went ▁to ▁join ▁her ▁group ▁to ▁esc ort ▁from ▁Hal if ax ▁Con voy ▁H H X - 3 3 2 . ▁At ▁HO MP , ▁the ▁main ▁body ▁of ▁the ▁con voy ▁was ▁met ▁and ▁W - 2 ▁remained ▁with ▁it ▁until ▁rel ieved ▁the ▁next ▁day ▁by ▁Esc ort ▁Group ▁C - 7 . ▁W - 2 ▁proceeded ▁to ▁St . ▁John ' s , ▁while ▁the ▁con voy ▁sa iled ▁out ▁across ▁the ▁ocean . ▁On ▁the ▁ 2 7 th , ▁it ▁was ▁attacked ▁and ▁the ▁Norwegian