In the event, Hamidiye slipped through the Greek patrols on the night of 14–15 January and bombarded the harbor of the Greek island of Syros, sinking the Greek auxiliary cruiser Makedonia which lay in anchor there (it was later raised and repaired).
Tegelikult lipsas Hamidiye 14.–15. jaanuari öösel läbi Kreeka patrullide ja pommitas Kreeka saare Sýrose sadamat, uputades Kreeka abiristleja Makedonia, mis siin ankrus oli (see tõsteti hiljem üles ja parandati).