Even before Lieutenant Kennedy had returned, the Royal Engineer in charge of the evacuation, Lieutenant Colonel Henniker, had seen what had happened to McCready's boat and Operation Berlin was stopped. The four engineer companies had done what they could and were no longer effective. The 260th Field Company, Royal Engineers, just down from the 23rd Field Company, R.C.E. position, was most successful at the beginning of the operation, but their effectiveness was soon diminished by the heavy rains which caused the current to increase as the night went on. Luckily, after a rough start the 23rd Field Company, R.C.E. began to reap the lion's share of the returns. Major Tucker estimated that his company had made 150 trips and had transported over 2000 of the 2398 men that had been evacuated. However, there was a price to be paid. It was soon discovered that seven members of the 23rd Field Company, R.C.E. had lost their lives and four had been wounded. Those who died were: