midnight
But the mine closed down , the village is now deserted , and I do n't believe there are any fishermen there . They say that the stream that flows into the port is still heavily charged with mundic . At all events the water is of a bright-red colour for several hundred yards from shore , and no fish will stick that . '' It was close on the midnight following the disastrous attempt on the part of U75 to capture the oil-tank . The submarine was running awash , proceeding very slowly and cautiously towards Port Treherne -- Station 41 of the secret petrol depots established by German agents along the coast of the British Islands . The lads had been informed of the destination of the submarine , but had not been told why . Nevertheless it was an easy conjecture that U75 was going there to pick up stores that she had been unable to obtain in sufficient quantities at St. Mena 's Island .