I think it has happened, although most of the time I believe the usual action was to have them abandon the ship and then scuttle it, if they think they can't get it safely back to port. During the Atlantic convoys, I think crippled ships were regularly abandoned, because it was critical the cargo get through and they couldn't wait or risk other ships by waiting.
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