ax . ▁ ▁In ▁addition , ▁the ▁U VF ▁arranged ▁for ▁a ▁large ▁tr uck ▁to ▁be ▁waiting ▁at ▁the ▁B elf ast ▁do cks ▁as ▁if ▁for ▁an ▁incoming ▁load . ▁The ▁captain ▁of ▁the ▁SS ▁Bal mer ino ▁ens ured ▁that ▁by ▁making ▁his ▁ship ' s ▁approach ▁as ▁susp icious ▁as ▁possible , ▁the ▁authorities ▁would ▁be ▁alert ed . ▁Once ▁the ▁ship ▁was ▁dock ed , ▁the ▁captain ▁set ▁about ▁st alling ▁the ▁authorities ▁for ▁as ▁long ▁as ▁possible ▁with ▁exc uses , ▁and ▁the ▁authorities ▁believed ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁intercept ed ▁the ▁real ▁cargo . ▁Event ually ▁the ▁authorities ▁searched ▁the ▁ship ' s ▁contents , ▁discover ing ▁its ▁papers ▁were ▁in ▁order ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁carrying ▁only ▁coal ▁as ▁described . ▁ ▁Wh ilst ▁this ▁was ▁happening , ▁twenty ▁miles ▁away ▁the ▁" Mount jo y ▁II " ▁brought ▁the ▁real ▁arms ▁cache ▁into ▁Lar ne ▁har bour ▁unh inder ed . ▁After ▁the ▁" Mount jo y ▁II " ▁dock ed , ▁a ▁motor - bo at ▁came ▁alongside ▁and ▁c ran es ▁transferred ▁" th ous ands " ▁of ▁rif les ▁to ▁it . ▁After ▁it ▁had ▁mot ored ▁away , ▁a ▁second ▁vessel ▁came ▁up ▁to ▁receive ▁ ▁more ▁arms . ▁These ▁vessels ▁transport ed ▁their ▁loads ▁to ▁Don agh ade e . ▁ ▁There ▁the ▁weapons ▁were ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁motor ▁vehicles ; ▁each ▁batch ▁was ▁counted ▁and ▁its ▁destination ▁noted ▁by ▁counting ▁cler ks . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁volume ▁of ▁weapons ,