The Dutch destroyer HNLMS Evertsen then joined the scene and sank RI Matjan Tutul, commanded by Sudarso.

Evertsen was able to save most of the crew of Matjan Tutul, but at least three sailors died, among whom was Commodore Sudarso while the other two Indonesian vessels managed to escape unharmed.

[1][2] The Indonesian action itself was an abject failure and General Nasution even refused to relay the bad news to President Sukarno, forcing Colonel Murshid to do this in person.

[1] However, the small battle was partially responsible for the subsequent involvement of the Soviet Union and United States in the Western New Guinea dispute,[3] and it is honored in Indonesia by "Oceanic Duty Day" (Hari Dharma Samudera), an annual nationwide day of remembrance.

Twelve years after his death, Yos Sudarso was officially added to the register of Indonesian heroes of the Revolution, while RI Harimau is now preserved at the Purna Bhakti Pertiwi Museum in Taman Mini Indonesia Indah.