▁of ▁April ▁Italian ▁forces ▁began ▁to ▁arrive ▁in ▁the ▁Bay . ▁The ▁remaining ▁crew ▁members ▁of ▁Zag reb ▁( appro xim ately ▁ 1 4 ▁men ) ▁were ▁ordered ▁to ▁abandon ▁ship . ▁ ▁Serge j ▁Ma š era ▁and ▁his ▁school mate ▁Lieutenant ▁Milan ▁Sp asi ć ▁decided ▁that ▁the ▁ship ▁should ▁not ▁be ▁delivered ▁to ▁the ▁It ali ans . ▁They ▁refused ▁to ▁follow ▁the ▁order ▁of ▁his ▁commander ▁Captain ▁Nik ola ▁K riz om al ija ▁to ▁abandon ▁the ▁ship . ▁ ▁After ▁two ▁explos ions , ▁Zag reb ▁was ▁badly ▁dam aged ▁and ▁s ank . ▁The ▁body ▁of ▁Milan ▁Sp asi ć ▁was ▁immediately ▁recovered . ▁He ▁was ▁buried ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁of ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁in ▁the ▁naval ▁c emetery ▁at ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Sav ini ▁near ▁Her ce g ▁Nov i . ▁ ▁Many ▁people ▁attended ▁the ▁fun eral ▁( which ▁also ▁comm emor ated ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Serge j ▁Ma š era , ▁although ▁his ▁body ▁had ▁yet ▁to ▁be ▁found ). ▁A ▁det achment ▁of ▁the ▁Italian ▁army ▁also ▁attended ▁and ▁were ▁so ▁im pressed ▁by ▁the ▁hero ism ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁men ▁that ▁they ▁afford ed ▁each ▁full ▁military ▁hon ors . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁ 2 4 th ▁of ▁April , ▁seven ▁days ▁after ▁the ▁explos ion , ▁fish erm en ▁found ▁the ▁remains ▁of ▁Serge j ▁Ma š era ▁in ▁the ▁sea . ▁Only ▁his ▁tor so ▁had ▁surv ived . ▁ ▁Leg acy