ɐ juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts ˈɑːɹmi ˈɛɹ fˈoːɹsᵻz bˈiː sˈɛvəntˌiːn flˈaɪɪŋ fˈɔːɹtɹəs sˈɜːtʃ ˈɛɹkɹæft dɹˈɑːpt lˈaɪf ɹˈæfts tə ðə stɹˈʌɡlɪŋ sɚvˈaɪvɚz, hˌuː ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəli mˌeɪd ɪt tə ʃˈoːɹ.
A United States Army Air Forces B-17 Flying Fortress search aircraft dropped life rafts to the struggling survivors, who eventually made it to shore.