The British government ordered their top Admiral in the Indian Ocean to hurry to Zanzibar with his flagship and two other nearby warships were vectored towards the Islands with orders to arrive as soon as possible.
Serikali ya Uingereza ilimuagiza Mkuu wa Jeshi katika Bahari ya Hindi kuharakishia Zanzibar na meli ya bendera na meli mbili za kivita zingine za karibu zilielekezwa visiwani na amri ya kufika huko haraka iwezekanavyo.