The journey went without a hitch. "Balboa" arrived at the meeting and transfer point with Akbal 2 - "Biriya", which arrived from Marseille. The transfer point was about 25 miles from the shores of Israel. The two ships stuck side by side, but it turned out that there were differences in height between the two decks, and the wooden bridge that was built could not be used to pass from ship to ship. Therefore, it was decided to transfer the qualifiers in two motorboats that were on "Balboa".