Of the 840 Italian prisoners-of-war on board, 720 perished.[13] On 10 October 1943, the Italian ship Mario Roselli in Corfu bay was bombed and severely damaged by allied aircraft. Out of more than 5000 Italian prisoners-of-war and German crew, 1302 perished. On 13 October 1943, the ship P.fo Marguerita [14] was sunk, presumably by naval mine, after departing from Argostoli, Cephalonia.