The colonial ship "Eritrea" escaped from Massawa on 18 February and on 21 February, "Formidable" sent seven Albacores to dive-bomb the harbour; four were hit by anti-aircraft fire but all returned. During the night the auxiliary cruiser "Ramb I" (3,667 GRT) and the German "Coburg" (7,400 GRT) departed, followed by "Ramb II" on 22 February. On 27 February, "Ramb I" was caught by "Leander" sunk north of the Maldive Islands; "Eritrea" and "Ramb II" escaped and reached Kobe, Japan. On 25 February, Mogadishu fell and British merchant sailors, taken prisoner by German commerce-raiders, were liberated. On 1 March, five Albacores from "Formidable" flying from a landing ground at Mersa Taclai raided Massawa again but caused little damage. MS "Himalaya" (6,240 GRT) departed on 1 March and reached Rio de Janeiro on 4 April. On 4 March "Coburg", with a captured tanker, "Ketty Brovig" (7,031 GRT) were spotted by an aircraft flown from "Canberra" south-east of the Seychelles; when "Canberra" and "Leander" approached, the Axis crews scuttled their ships.