4 January 1943 Part 1

4 January 1943 Channel Islands Sea Defence diary

Weather: wind from 315°, 5 m/s.

Alderney harbour: the western half of the hawser barrier is broken over 80 metres. The eastern boundary buoy, Fliegerinsel, has sunk. Fifty metres of the eastern half of the barrier near the shore are damaged. The net barrier’s centre buoy has sunk and several spacers are missing. Weather conditions allowed scarcely any work during December.

Steamer Nordplain has torn the harbour barrier while entering St Sampson harbour. Gun 1 of Army Coastal Battery 466 is unserviceable while being re-bedded.

Signed on behalf of the commanding officer [signature not securely read].

T-1022 Roll 2422, PG 37997, scan 0583.