One of the men in the raft had very little clothing on and died from exposure after about 90 minutes despite the efforts of his crew mates to help him. The second man in the raft, although having more clothing on, had no waterproof gear and he too died a short time later. The Mate, because he had more warm clothing and waterproofs managed to survive and around daybreak the raft came ashore and he was able to scramble to an empty house to take shelter. He was found by a shepherd boy and taken to the boys home farm where he was looked after until the Icelandic rescue organization located him and transferred him to hospital in Isafjord. Hurricane force 11-12.
Heavy snow falls with limited visibility.
In the same storm in Isafjord the Grimsby trawler Notts County was driven ashore on the eastern side of the fjord and an Icelandic trawler was also lost. Although he had seen icing like it, the combination of icing and hurricane force winds had to be seen to be believed. The Notts County Appreciation was expressed to the Icelandic National Lifesaving Association and to the master and crew of the Icelandic ship Odinn for their bravery and assistance given to these British Vessels in distress and the highest praise was passed on to them by the British Government.