May 15:
North Sea: Hans Schultheß, Commanding U-23, sinks the Danish freighter SS Martha, 1,182 tons, travelling from Arzew to Leith with a cargo of esparto grass, the fibers of which are used to make high-quality paper for books.
Yemen: The monitors' convoy has left the Red Sea and is anchored off Aden, on the south coast of Yemen. The second engineer of the liner Trent and one of the Severn's crew, being transported on that same ship, die from heat exhaustion. Some men from the tugs are moved to Trent for treatment by the ship's doctor.
German East Africa: HMS Chatham moves from Mafia Island to Zanzibar.
Admiral King-Hall's flagship, HMS Hyacinth, which has been anchored at Zanzibar for several weeks, begins patrolling the area between Zanzibar and Mafia Island, returning that afternoon.
HMS Kinfauns Castle is still at Durban.
HMS Laconia and Weymouth are both patrolling the area around Niororo Island. No seaplane activity is recorded during this period.
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