On 7/7/2015 3:42 PM, Jim Wilkins wrote:
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Borie_(DD-215)
"This was a unique battle: unlike most other modern naval battles, it
was decided by ramming and small arms fire at extremely close range."

That's an amazing story. No Borie crewmen were lost in the fight, but
it was sad to read that after abandoning the Borie: "... three officers
and 24 enlisted men were lost during the rescue operation. Hutchins
reported, "Many of the lost were just unable to get over the side" of
the two rescuing destroyers."

****, couldn't the rescuing crew have thrown them ropes & pulled them over?