▁life - raft s ▁( and , ▁by ▁imp lication , ▁the ▁men ▁on ▁them ). ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁next ▁five ▁hours , ▁until ▁ 1 ▁A . M . ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 4 th , ▁U - 8 5 2 ▁moved ▁around ▁the ▁de br is ▁field , ▁firing ▁with ▁her ▁guns , ▁small ▁arms ▁and ▁gr en ades . ▁ ▁Despite ▁these ▁efforts , ▁not ▁all ▁the ▁w reck age ▁was ▁destroyed , ▁and ▁four ▁of ▁the ▁crew ▁surv ived , ▁though ▁one , ▁K ef al as ▁died ▁later ▁of ▁a ▁w ound ▁in ▁his ▁arm . ▁ ▁The ▁other ▁three ▁surv iv ors ▁were ▁Anton ios ▁Li oss is , ▁Chief ▁Officer , ▁Dim it rios ▁Ar gi ros , ▁a ▁se aman , ▁and ▁Roc co ▁Sa id , ▁a ▁st oker . ▁ ▁After ▁dr ifting ▁for ▁over ▁a ▁month , ▁they ▁were ▁res cu ed ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁April ▁by ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁vessel ▁Alexandre ▁Silva ▁and ▁taken ▁to ▁Lob ito , ▁in ▁Ang ola . ▁The ▁incident ▁was ▁reported ▁to ▁British ▁naval ▁authorities , ▁and ▁aff id av its ▁taken ▁from ▁the ▁three ▁men . ▁The ▁following ▁month ▁U - 8 5 2 ▁was ▁attacked ▁and ▁captured ▁after ▁running ▁a ground ▁upon ▁a ▁re ef ▁in ▁the ▁Indian ▁Ocean , ▁on ▁ 2 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 4 ; ▁the ▁surv iving ▁members ▁of ▁her ▁crew ▁were ▁taken ▁prisoner . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁war , ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9