On the evening of 5 March, "Seeadler" discovered a four-masted barque in the moonlight and signalled "Stop immediately! German Cruiser". Bizarrely, the captain of the 2,206 ton French ship "Dupleix" rowed across to "Seeadler", convinced another French captain was playing a practical joke on him. He was soon disabused of the idea when his ship was scuttled. "Seeadler" next victim on 10 March was asked for the time, but ignored the signal. Luckner ordered a smoke generator to be lit, and the 3,609 ton "Horngarth" turned back to render assistance to the 'burning' sailing ship. A single shot put the British ship's radio out of action; this resulted in the only loss of life in the "Seeadler" voyage. A British sailor, Douglas Page, was killed when a steam pipe was ruptured by the shot. "Horngarth" was soon scuttled by "Seeadler" now experienced crew.