 On 21 January, "West Wales", a collier headed from Barry to Alexandria, was sunk from Malta, taking her load of coal and two of her crew to the bottom.On 8 March, "U-28" attacked two ships, sinking one of them.The first ship, "Mitra", a 5,592-ton tanker was hit by "U-28" but was able to make port in Malta with her cargo of oil.