21 September 1942 Part 3

21 September 1942 Jersey Harbour Commandant diary

St Helier: 0045: M 4605/04 sailed with pilots to assist. 0110: Harbour protection boats FK 23 and 25 arrived with 12 rescued persons. 0145: FK 23, 28 and 31 sailed. 0210: Island lifeboat sailed. 0245: All boats returned. 0255: Lifeboat sailed. 0325: Lifeboat arrived with three rescued persons. 0410: Lifeboat sailed. 0440: Lifeboat returned; search postponed because of unfavourable water conditions. 0720: Lifeboat sailed. 0840: Lifeboat arrived with five rescued persons. 0930: Two naval servicemen and one artilleryman washed ashore on the beach at South Fort [the entry does not explicitly state whether they were alive]. Diamant is to be regarded as a total loss. 2300: Sorel light on.

T-1022 Roll 2422, scans 0304 and 0306.