18.2.1936 Central Atlantic 34°26’N, 16°21’W 171st day at sea
The S.S. “Afrika” arrives at 0500 on 16.2. and the transfer of cargo destined for Montevideo and Buenos Aires. A second transfer was begun later in the day in which Schiff 30 took aboard spare parts for the diesel engines and aircraft, fresh vegetables, and other stores and equipment.
Schiff 30’s new orders now state that the ship is to make directly for Yokohama, Japan and deliver her cargo as instructed.
The “Afrika” departed at 2331 hrs. on 17.2. Schiff 30 departed today at 0600 hrs. bound for Yokohama the raider will not sail through the Panama Canal but instead sail through the Drake Strait to enter the Pacific Ocean.
Schiff 30 and the S.S. "Afrika"