On 24 January, the small 364-ton Canadian schooner "Perce" was met and sunk by machine gun fire, after taking off her crew and her captain's new bride. The 3,071 ton French four-master "Antonin", which was loaded with Chilean saltpetre, was overhauled on 3 February and soon scuttled. On 9 February, the 1,811 ton Italian "Buenos Aires", also carrying saltpetre, was sunk. On 19 February, a four-masted barque was spotted, which immediately piled on sail in an effort to get away; however, "Seeadler" engines allowed her to overhaul the 2,431 ton British steamer "Pinmore", which was carrying a cargo of grain. By coincidence, Luckner had himself sailed in "Pinmore" in his civilian sailing days, back in 1902. He took "Pinmore" into Rio de Janeiro in order to get more supplies, before eventually scuttling her.