Starting on 4 August, "Safari" patrolled north of Sicily, with additional orders to provide protection during Operation Pedestal, an Allied convoy operation to resupply Malta. Two days later, she sighted a surfaced submarine, possibly the Italian , although the submarine dived before an attack could be carried out. On 16 August, "Safari" escorted the convoy in Operation Pedestal, with the intent of being spotted on the surface by enemy aircraft and discourage potential attacks from enemy surface warships. Although the boat did not encounter enemy forces, the convoy operation was a British strategic success. On 14 August, "Safari" returned to normal patrols, and she damaged the Italian sailing vessel "Gioavannina M" with gunfire two days later. The next day, she encountered and sank another Italian sailing ship, "Ausonia", off Orosei, Sardinia. On 18 August, "Safari" sank the Italian ship "Perseo" off Cape Carbonara, then attacked, but missed, the Italian submarine with torpedoes later in the day. She returned to Gibraltar on 24 August.