X8's charge failures force her crew to scuttle the craft

X8's failure traces a different route by which the raid lost a craft before the attack. Escaping air and a worsening list force the crew to jettison one side charge, which detonates despite being set safe. The second charge later explodes close enough to flood compartments, distort doors, and fracture pipes, leaving X8 unable to dive. Her crew is removed and the craft is scuttled for security, illustrating how the weapons carried by a miniature submarine could endanger the vessel as much as the enemy.