On the beach, the LCI's had little to fear from sniping and mortar fire. Although some firing was going on, particularly on the adjoining beaches, the scene on "Nan White" was far removed from what the troops had been led to expect. In contrast to the mental picture they had formed of the most intense fighting, they saw instead a French farmer emerge from a house not more than 200 yards from the Canadian LCI's; oblivious to all that was going on around him, he proceeded to milk his cow which had been grazing near the house.

Sea-water during the rough crossing had got into the upper deck machinery and in several cases caused failures in the kedge winch or ramp motors. It therefore happened that 276 had to come alongside 262 in order to discharge her troops over 262's ramps. As it turned out in this case, this was fortunate, for 262's port propeller could not be reversed and she had therefore only the use her starboard engines in coming off the beach. 276 had not used her kedge because of a clutch defect. She therefore made fast to 262 and the two of them came off together by engines. While getting off the beach, 262 exploded two mines and her engine room was flooded. 276 had lost considerable fuel from her damaged tanks but was able to take 262 in tow and return to England safely. 125 had to take 252 in tow for the last part of the return trip.

Thus it was a very sorry convoy of landing craft that formed up off "Nan White" beach early on the afternoon of D-day and sailed at 1345 for the Solent. 118 led the group which comprised 276, 262, 252, 125, 250, 306 was detailed to take back the Squadron commander independently, the remaining five craft of the Flotilla had be left on the beach. It had originally been intended that three LCI's of the Flotilla should remain for the ferry service in the assault area but because of the damage this was not practical, 250, owing to a slight misunderstanding, became detached from the returning group but all landing craft were safely back in Solent before morning on the 7th. The most seriously damaged craft were at once taken in hand and the others waited for orders from their Principal Collecting Officer at Fort Gilkicker, just east of Portsmouth.

Of the craft left behind on the beach 115, 299 and 270 did dare risk making an attempt to unbeach since even if they had successfully been towed off they might have sunk. 135 and 263 made an attempt and got off the beach under their own power but were forced to return to avoid sinking. The engine room crews of the craft remaining on the beach were kept busy effecting machinery repairs to the craft as soon as they dried out on the falling tide early in the afternoon. LCI135's damage was quickly patched up but it was less easy to get her off the beach on a rapidly falling tide. At about 1630 bulldozers offered to help and managed to scoop a channel through the sand and then shove the LCI along it into the sea, 135 unbeached at 1650 and came back to the Solent with LCI 306. Half-way back 135 book a sinking Landing Barge Vehicle in tow and managed to bring it back to the Solent by 1525 on the 7th.