 On 9 February 1921 "Mount Clay" stood by and rescued the crew and ship's cat from the sinking freighter "Bombardier" about four hundred miles southeast of Halifax.The sinking ship's radio operator, Edward Herno, had worked hours to make repairs and get the SOS out as the wireless had been severely damaged in the storm and wreck.All but two of "Bombardier's" lifeboats had been destroyed so one of the "Mount Clay" boats launched to assist.