Junkers 88 crashes onto Ohio . Junkers 87 bounces off the water, crashes onto Ohio . Dorset disabled by 3 near misses, engine room flooded, high octane gas on fire, abandoned. Fighters from Malta provide some air cover. Junkers 88 attacks on Ohio .
Destroyer tries to tow Ohio , but Ohio wants to go sideways.
Ohio nearly split in two as bomb hits in same area as torpedo. Crew abandons ship. Italian torpedo bombers attack. August 14 Brisbane Star arrives Malta Frederick Larsen, Jr., third mate and Francis Dales, Cadet-Midshipman from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, crew members on the Santa Elisa volunteer to man guns on Ohio during tow. Weight of Ohio keeps breaking tow lines.