sentences:  While at sea, the RVN's "HQ-11" escort ship clashed with boats from the VPN 125th Navy Transport Brigate, but ultimately the long-range artillery used by the VPN proved too much for the "HQ-11" and it retreated from the island with significant damage.After several hours of waiting, the commander of the "HQ-11" decided to pull anchor and escaped to the Philippines when further reinforcements from the RVN failed to arrive.At 6.30 am remnants of the ARVN gave up and ended their resistance.