"greif" reached the quay without encountering any resistance other than a few rifle rounds fired by a customs officer and his son. the 100-strong landing force quickly disembarked and occupied the town. by 09:00, "greif" set off for kristiansand. during the short time "greif" spent in arendal, lieutenant holthe on "jo" considered carrying out an attack, but avoided engaging due to the fire power of the german warship, and the numerous civilian onlookers crowding the quay area. as "greif" was about to depart arendal, a norwegian marinens flyvebaatfabrikk m.f.11 seaplane (f.328) landed in the harbour next to the german torpedo boat. the norwegian seaplane was one of four that had escaped from kristiansand before the german attack on that city. before the germans reacted to the m.f.11, the norwegian aircrew realised that arendal had been captured, and took off. chased by anti-aircraft fire, the m.f.11 flew south to the nearby unoccupied village of fevik.