 The owners of the ship insisted that the destination was in fact South America, and some connected the cargo with the Mexican Revolution, but on 25 April the "Fanny" (disguised as the "Mountjoy") landed its cargo at Larne, Bangor and Donaghadee having outwitted Customs.The Ulster Volunteers had been given a general mobilisation order on Friday 24 April and made sure that all roads leading to the disembarking centres had been blocked and that key telephone wires had been cut.500 cars were used to distribute the rifles.