 One (the "Port Kembla") off Farewell Spit, and another (the "Wairuna") off the Kermadec Islands.Two fishing trawlers, the "Nora Niven" and "Simplon", were fitted as minesweepers and took up sweeping duties in these areas.Another brief flurry of activity occurred when Felix von Luckner, imprisoned on Motuihe Island after being captured in the Society Islands, escaped and commandeered a small vessel before being recaptured in the Kermadec Islands.