urt igr uten ▁service ▁continued ▁as ▁normal ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁months ▁of ▁the ▁war . ▁ ▁Johann ▁Schul te ▁During ▁this ▁period ▁D ron ning ▁Ma ud ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁a ▁dram atic ▁incident ▁when ▁on ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁the ▁ 5 , 3 3 4 ▁ton ▁German ▁merchant man ▁ ▁ship w reck ed ▁at ▁Bu holm rå sa ▁after ▁losing ▁her ▁prop eller . ▁Com ing ▁to ▁the ▁iron ▁ore - lad en ▁Johann ▁Sch ult es ▁rescue ▁through ▁a ▁north - w ester ly ▁g ale ▁and ▁snow ▁Captain ▁Edward ▁M . ▁Grund t ▁brought ▁his ▁vessel ▁close ▁enough ▁to ▁the ▁German ▁ship ▁so ▁that ▁a ▁line ▁could ▁be ▁thrown ▁on ▁board ▁and ▁used ▁to ▁drag ▁the ▁ship w reck ed ▁people ▁to ▁safety . ▁In ▁all ▁D ron ning ▁Ma ud ▁and ▁her ▁crew ▁saved ▁all ▁ 3 6 ▁German ▁sail ors ▁and ▁two ▁Norwegian ▁pil ots ▁from ▁the ▁s inking ▁ship . ▁After ▁everyone ▁on ▁board ▁had ▁been ▁pulled ▁to ▁safety ▁the ▁German ▁ship ▁hit ▁a ▁re ef ▁near ▁B ess aker ▁and ▁was ▁cr ushed . ▁During ▁the ▁rescue ▁operation , ▁carried ▁out ▁at ▁night ▁in ▁pitch ▁black ▁conditions , ▁some ▁ 1 0 0 ▁passengers ▁and ▁ 4 5 ▁crew ▁were ▁on ▁board ▁the ▁H urt igr uten ▁ship . ▁The ▁res cu ed ▁Germ ans ▁were ▁set ▁ash ore ▁in ▁R ør vik ▁while ▁the ▁two ▁pil ots ▁remained ▁on ▁board ▁as ▁D ron ning ▁Ma ud ▁continued ▁north wards