sentences:  The second element of the convoy composed of the "Empress of Asia", and the "City of Canterbury", escorted by and , and sighted vessels in the nearby waters with the "Empress of Asia" on fire, burning amidships, approaching Sultan Shoal.The ship anchored off the shoal with its onboard personnel gathered on the bow and the stern.The escort vessels, , and , stood by while HMAS Yarra's captain, Wilfred Harrington, carefully manoeuvered the bow of his ship alongside the flaming and severely-damaged liner's stern and rescued away 1804 survivors.