They staged a hit-and-run attack on some Cilician ships, capturing and destroying them.[119] On the third day, however, the Persian fleet attacked the Allies lines in full force. In a day of savage fighting, the Allies held on to their position, but suffered severe losses[120] (half the Athenian fleet was damaged[121]); nevertheless, the Allies inflicted equal losses on the Persian fleet.[120] That evening, the Allies received news of the fate of Leonidas and the Allies at Thermopylae. Since the Allied fleet was badly damaged, and since it no longer needed to defend the flank of Thermopylae, they retreated from Artemisium to the island of Salamis.[122]