The Sicilians landed near Alexandria but when they realised that their expected allies would not be coming (due to King Amalric I of Jerusalem's death) and with Saladin's army approaching they returned to their ships and sailed home.
Bangsa Sisilia mendarat di dekat Iskandariyah namun ketika mereka menyadari bahwa sekutu mereka harapan satu-satunya tidak akan datang (karena kematian Raja Amaury I dari Yerusalem) dan dengan mendekatnya pasukan Salahuddin Ayyubi mereka kembali ke kapal mereka dan berlayar pulang.