 Towards mid February, in command of 3 galleys and 3 fustas, he chased the ships belonging to Knights that were escaping Rhodes for the safety of nearby islands, and captured 3 galleons and 9 other types of ships.Still in 1509 Kemal Reis sailed to the Tyrrhenian Sea and landed at the coasts of Liguria.He continued operating in the West Mediterranean for some time, until returning to Gallipoli.