▁on ▁her ▁port ▁side ▁two ▁or ▁three ▁aircraft ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁Lehr gesch w ader ▁ 1 ▁made ▁a ▁low - level ▁attack ▁with ▁bomb s ▁and ▁machine ▁gun ▁fire ▁on ▁the ▁Norwegian ▁ste amer . ▁Seven ▁bomb s ▁were ▁dropped ▁from ▁the ▁aircraft , ▁with ▁two ▁being ▁direct ▁hits , ▁one ▁between ▁the ▁fun nel ▁and ▁the ▁bridge , ▁the ▁other ▁just ▁a ft ▁of ▁the ▁fore ▁cargo ▁h atch . ▁The ▁first ▁bomb ▁entered ▁the ▁engine ▁room ▁and ▁ble w ▁out ▁the ▁ship ' s ▁sides ▁and ▁the ▁second ▁expl oded ▁in ▁the ▁bottom ▁of ▁the ▁h ull . ▁The ▁first ▁bomb ▁killed ▁everyone ▁in ▁the ▁re fr iger ation ▁room , ▁four ▁men ▁and ▁three ▁women . ▁As ▁the ▁crew ▁and ▁passengers ▁tried ▁to ▁abandon ▁ship ▁only ▁one ▁or ▁two ▁boats ▁could ▁be ▁lower ed ▁into ▁the ▁water ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁fire ▁that ▁had ▁broken ▁out ▁on ▁board . ▁The ▁fire ▁also ▁threatened ▁to ▁destroy ▁the ▁wooden ▁wh arf ▁at ▁F old vik , ▁until ▁a ▁local ▁fish ing ▁boat ▁managed ▁to ▁pull ▁the ▁burning ▁ship ▁some ▁distance ▁away ▁from ▁shore . ▁D ron ning ▁Ma ud ▁dr ift ed ▁a ▁short ▁distance , ▁then ▁ran ▁a ground , ▁burn ed ▁and ▁s ank ▁listing ▁to ▁port . ▁ ▁Following ▁their ▁attack ▁on ▁D ron ning ▁Ma ud ▁the ▁German ▁aircraft ▁proceeded ▁to ▁bomb ▁nearby ▁Gr at angen , ▁destroy ing ▁several ▁houses ▁and ▁killing ▁two ▁civ ili ans . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁attack ▁the ▁wounded ▁surv iv ors ▁were