At 1 : 12 Brivonesi ordered to increase speed to 18 knots and at 1 : 25 to 24 knots .
By then the distance had risen to 17,000 meters , and Brivonesi ordered to cease fire , as it was pointless .
At 1 : 12 Brivonesi ordered to increase speed to 18 knots and at 1 : 25 to 24 knots , but by then the distance had risen to 17,000 meters , and he ordered to cease fire , as it was pointless .