[3] At 1:15 AM, in fog, the bow of the Fenn Victory cut into the starboard side of the Diamond Knot.

The two ships were locked for a time, after getting free the Diamond Knot trying to get to shore sank at 8:57 AM, in 135 feet of water just off of Tongue Point, Washington.

[4] The sinking resulted in the largest collision cargo loss in the waters of the Pacific Coast to that time.

The ship was carrying a seven million cans of salmon, most of which was subsequently recovered, repackaged, and sold.

[5] The wreck remains on the seafloor where it originally sank, at a depth of 70 to 130 ft, and is a popular spot for recreational SCUBA divers west of Salt Creek Recreation Area.