 On 2 October, a Grumman J2F Duck aircraft from USCGC "Eastwind" spotted a trawler camouflaged in a field of unconsolidated pack ice off North Little Koldewey Island, where the Germans had set up a weather station.The camouflaged ship was visible on the aircraft's radar.Personnel from USCGC "Eastwind" captured the twelve crew of the weather station on 4 October.