▁weather ▁conditions ▁to ▁improve ▁before ▁launch ing ▁the ▁z od iac ' s ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 R R ▁boat ▁team ▁to ▁conduct ▁an ▁on sh ore ▁reconna issance ▁by ▁two ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁S AS . ▁After ▁a ▁short ▁but ▁successful ▁recon no it re ▁of ▁the ▁landing ▁site , ▁they ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁sub marine . ▁The ▁sub marine ▁would ▁later ▁rende z vous ▁with ▁the ▁strike - craft ▁and ▁transferred ▁the ▁boat ▁team ▁and ▁S AS ▁ra iders ▁to ▁the ▁craft . ▁ ▁The ▁strike - craft ▁launched ▁the ▁ra id ▁boats ▁and ▁cre ws ▁and ▁they ▁head ▁west ▁to ▁the ▁Map uto ▁sh or eline . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁ra id ▁boats ▁was ▁dam aged ▁en ▁route ▁to ▁the ▁landing ▁site ▁and ▁could ▁not ▁keep ▁up ▁end ang ering ▁the ▁ra id ▁tim et able . ▁A ▁decision ▁was ▁made ▁and ▁the ▁boats ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁sub marine ▁which ▁then ▁to wed ▁them ▁until ▁it ▁could ▁meet ▁up ▁with ▁the ▁strike - craft ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁re called ▁from ▁its ▁return ▁trip ▁to ▁Dur ban ▁and ▁re - emb ark ed ▁them ▁for ▁reuse ▁in ▁any ▁further ▁mission . ▁ ▁L ark ▁ 2 ▁The ▁second ▁chance ▁began ▁late ▁December ▁when ▁the ▁sub marine ▁S AS ▁Johann a ▁van ▁der ▁Mer ve ▁left ▁Cape ▁Town ▁but ▁soon ▁experienced ▁engine ▁issues ▁and ▁had ▁to ▁lim p ▁into ▁East ▁London ▁for ▁rep airs . ▁With ▁rep airs ▁completed ▁it ▁res ume ▁its ▁mission ▁and ▁head ed ▁up ▁the ▁coast ▁to ▁Moz