amb ique . ▁The ▁strike - craft ▁left ▁Dur ban ▁on ▁Christmas ▁E ve ▁and ▁head ed ▁north ▁too . ▁The ▁two ▁met ▁up ▁and ▁the ▁strike - craft ▁launched ▁the ▁ra iding ▁boats ▁which ▁made ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁landing ▁beach . ▁The ▁target ▁was ▁confirmed ▁as ▁being ▁at ▁home ▁by ▁their ▁C IO ▁contact ▁and ▁the ▁ra iding ▁party ▁head ed ▁to ▁their ▁target ▁while ▁the ▁ra iding ▁boats ▁remained ▁ 5 0 m ▁off sh ore . ▁The ▁ra iding ▁party ▁found ▁M ug abe ' s ▁home ▁empty ▁including ▁no ▁staff . ▁Wait ing ▁there ▁as ▁long ▁as ▁they ▁could , ▁the ▁ra iding ▁party ▁then ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁beach ▁and ▁were ▁picked ▁up ▁by ▁the ▁two ▁boats ▁and ▁eventually ▁made ▁contact ▁with ▁the ▁sub marine . ▁The ▁sub marine ▁to wed ▁the ▁boats ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁strike - craft ▁and ▁they ▁were ▁re - emb ark ed ▁and ▁both ▁vessels ▁returned ▁to ▁Dur ban . ▁ ▁After math ▁ ▁Po or ▁intelligence ▁on ▁the ▁ground ▁in ▁Map uto ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁reason ▁the ▁mission ▁was ▁not ▁successful . ▁The ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁n avy ▁vessels , ▁the ▁launch ▁of ▁the ▁z od iac ' s ▁to ▁shore , ▁the ▁ra id ▁on ▁the ▁home ▁and ▁the ▁retr ieval ▁of ▁the ▁ra iders ▁had ▁gone ▁as ▁planned . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : Conf lic ts ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁Category : Mil it ary ▁history ▁of ▁Moz amb ique ▁Category : B att les ▁and ▁operations ▁of