▁ha unted ▁by ▁an ▁in es cap able ▁sense ▁of ▁imp ending ▁do om . ▁Con vin ced ▁that ▁everyone ▁ab o ard ▁the ▁ship ▁will ▁die ▁at ▁ 1 : 1 5 , ▁L ans er ▁eventually ▁pan ics ▁and ▁runs ▁through ▁the ▁passage ways , ▁attempting ▁to ▁raise ▁an ▁alarm . ▁He ▁suddenly ▁finds ▁the ▁ship ▁is ▁myster iously ▁empty ▁and ▁when ▁he ▁finally ▁loc ates ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁passengers , ▁they ▁sil ently ▁st are ▁at ▁him ▁as ▁he ▁des per ately ▁tries ▁to ▁conv ince ▁them ▁to ▁abandon ▁ship . ▁At ▁exactly ▁ 1 : 1 5 , ▁as ▁a ▁search light ▁ill umin ates ▁the ▁ship . ▁L ans er ▁watch es ▁in ▁horror ▁as ▁a ▁sur fac ed ▁U - bo at , ▁commanded ▁by ▁a ▁Captain ▁lieutenant ▁Carl ▁L ans er , ▁opens ▁fire . ▁The ▁ship ▁quickly ▁s inks , ▁leaving ▁no ▁surv iv ors . ▁▁ ▁Some ▁time ▁later , ▁Captain ▁L ans er ▁is ▁in ▁his ▁cabin ▁ab o ard ▁his ▁U - bo at , ▁recording ▁that ▁night ' s ▁kill . ▁His ▁second - in - command , ▁L t . ▁Mu eller , ▁is ▁deeply ▁trouble d ▁by ▁the ▁v icious ▁and ▁cruel ▁actions ▁they ▁have ▁undert aken , ▁not ▁warning ▁the ▁people ▁on ▁board ▁the ▁ship ▁before ▁firing ▁upon ▁them , ▁and ▁w onders ▁" if ▁we ▁are ▁not ▁all ▁dam ned ▁now ". ▁L ans er ▁dismiss ively ▁says ▁he ▁is ▁sure ▁the ▁British ▁Admir alty ▁thinks ▁so