At 08.12 hours on 3 May 1942 the unescorted and unarmed Sama (Master Anders Gaard) was hit on the port side amidships by one torpedo from U-506 while steaming at 9 knots on a non-evasive course about 60 miles south-southwest of Miami, Florida. The explosion blew away the entire midsection on port side and fell the mast aft. As the ship slowly settled by the head, the entire crew abandoned ship within seven minutes in the port lifeboat. About 15 minutes after the hit, she sank by the bow after rolling over on her side. Due to the proximity of the coast, the U-boat did not surface and left the area submerged. The lifeboat set sail and its occupants were picked up after six hours by the British steam tanker Athelregent and landed later that day at Port Everglades, Florida.