 In addition, many of the ships still had shells loaded from the battle with "Zenta", and the guns could not be emptied apart from by firing them.On 18–19 September, the fleet made another incursion into the Adriatic, steaming as far north as the island of Lissa.The fleet continued these operations in October and November, including a sweep off the coast of Montenegro to cover a group of merchant vessels replenishing their coal there.