 On 27 March, the destroyer tender encountered the British merchantman SS "Crostafels" that had run aground off Ceiba Bank and set about to assist her in getting off the bank.joined in the effort not long thereafter, and together the two American warships had "Crostafels" afloat again.After visiting Guacanayabo and Cienfuegos late in March and early in April, "Bridgeport" moved to Manzanillo and remained nearby until setting sail for New York on 24 April.