 Captain James Craig took command of the operations in Bangor, with Adair taking command in Larne.Sir George Richardson, overall commander of the UVF, remained in Belfast on the night of the landings and was kept fully informed of proceedings by dispatch-riders.On the date for the UVF Motor Corps "test" operation, a decoy ship, the tramp steamer "SS Balmerino", was dispatched into Belfast Lough as a decoy to attract attention from authorities, to investigate it for smuggled armaments, in what the UVF leadership called the "Hoax".