▁floor ▁and ▁waited ▁until ▁the ▁Al lied ▁vessels ▁had ▁moved ▁away ▁before ▁it ▁res umed ▁the ▁attack . ▁ ▁At ▁ 2 3 : 1 4 , ▁Mu ir head - G ould ▁ordered ▁all ▁ships ▁to ▁observe ▁black out ▁conditions . ▁Just ▁after ▁ 2 3 : 3 0 , ▁he ▁set ▁off ▁on ▁a ▁bar ge ▁towards ▁the ▁bo om ▁net , ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁personal ▁ins pection . ▁The ▁Admir al ▁reached ▁L ol ita ▁at ▁about ▁mid night ▁and ▁indicated ▁to ▁her ▁crew ▁that ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁take ▁the ▁reports ▁of ▁enemy ▁sub mar ines ▁seriously , ▁reported ly ▁saying : ▁" What ▁are ▁you ▁all ▁playing ▁at , ▁running ▁up ▁and ▁down ▁the ▁har bour ▁dro pping ▁depth ▁charges ▁and ▁talking ▁about ▁enemy ▁subs ▁in ▁the ▁har bour ? ▁There ' s ▁not ▁one ▁to ▁be ▁seen ." ▁The ▁crew ▁re iter ated ▁that ▁a ▁sub marine ▁had ▁been ▁seen , ▁but ▁Mu ir head - G ould ▁remained ▁un con vin ced ▁and ▁before ▁he ▁left , ▁added ▁sar cast ically : ▁" If ▁you ▁see ▁another ▁sub , ▁see ▁if ▁the ▁captain ▁has ▁a ▁black ▁be ard . ▁I ' d ▁like ▁to ▁meet ▁him ." ▁ ▁Despite ▁the ▁black out ▁order , ▁the ▁Garden ▁Island ▁flo od light s ▁remained ▁on ▁until ▁ 0 0 : 2 5 . ▁About ▁five ▁minutes ▁later , ▁M - 2 4 ▁fired ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁its ▁two ▁tor ped o es ; ▁it ▁delayed ▁firing ▁the ▁second ▁tor