4 January 1945 Part 2

4 January 1945 — continued

11:50, Jersey — The I.R.K. ship Vega sailed under pilotage towards the Guernsey approach buoy. Embarked were Oberleutnant (MA) der Reserve König of the Naval Commander's counter-intelligence staff; Oberleutnant zur See der Reserve Wagner of the 46th Minesweeping Flotilla as pilot; and one signals senior corporal of that flotilla.

12:00 — The sailing of M 4613 was postponed by twenty-five hours because of the weather. Wind north-north-east 6–7; sea 4–5; visibility 10 nautical miles; cloud 6/10; cloud base 800 metres.

16:00, Guernsey — F.K. 01 sailed to collect the pilot detachment from Vega at the approach buoy and returned at 16:25. Vega then began the return voyage to Lisbon.

17:40 — Vega passed Les Hanois westbound. This was reported to Naval High Command West and the Commander-in-Chief U-boats by radio message 1605/4.

18:00 — Wind north-north-east 7; sea 5–6; visibility 6 nautical miles; cloud 7/10; cloud base 800 metres. At 18:40 Alderney radar detected three escort-destroyer-sized vessels in grid B.F. 3551; L.G. firing [source abbreviation] had been observed in the same grid at 18:35.

T-1022 Roll 2422, PG 37998, Commander of Sea Defences, Channel Islands. T-1022 Roll 2422 — source scan 0754 (original diary page 7)