 On 3 February 1943 another Italian convoy's escort fouled another of her minefields south of Marettimo island, off the western tip of Sicily, losing the destroyer (1,225 tons) and the torpedo boat (910 tons).On 8 March 1943, "Abdiel" again laid a minefield on the Axis evacuation route, north of Cap Bon, Tunisia.On 24 March a convoy entered the field, and the Italian destroyers (1,645 tons) and (2,125 tons) were lost.