The retreating Arabs were not hindered or attacked on their return, but their fleet lost more ships in a storm in the Marmara Sea, while other ships were set afire by ashes from the volcano of Santorini, and some of the survivors were captured by the Byzantines, so that Theophanes claims that only five vessels made it back to Syria.
Pasukan Arab yang mundur tidak mengalami hambatan atau serangan dalam perjalanan pulang mereka, tetapi armada mereka kehilangan banyak kapal akibat dihantam badai di Marmara sedangkan kapal-kapal lainnya terbakar oleh abu dari gunung berapi Santorini, dan beberapa kapal yang selamat direbut oleh Bizantium, sehingga Theophanes mengklaim bahwa hanya lima kapal yang berhasil kembali ke Suriah.