Damage control
"Witter" lost control briefly but from the help of Captain George "Tim" Herrmann, it was restored again almost as quickly. Damage control took the situation well in hand, and soon "Witter" was proceeding under her own power at 10 knots. With the assistance of , , , and the tug , the destroyer escort limped toward Kerama Retto. "Morris" left the formation at 17:15, and at 18:19, also suffered a suicide crash. "Richard P. Leary" then also dropped out of the group to assist "Morris" while "Arikara" and "Gregory" continued on with "Witter". The little flotilla entered the anchorage at Kerama Retto at a little after 21:30, and "Arikara" towed the damaged destroyer escort to a waiting berth. "Witter" remained at Kerama Retto until late June, undergoing temporary repairs and dodging sporadic air attacks by constantly shifting from anchorage to anchorage – a process which slowed repairs considerably.