8 September 1941 Part 1

8 September 1941 Channel Islands Harbour Commandant diary

St Helier: wind north-north-east, force 3–4; sea state 2; visibility 15–18 nautical miles. At 13:50 five barges sailed for St Malo; at 15:20 five barges arrived from St Malo.

St Peter Port, 18:30: a convoy from Cherbourg to Brest, approaching St Peter Port south of Herm, was attacked by 30–40 British aircraft with bombs and aircraft guns. Tug Rauen sank; its crew was rescued and one French machinist was wounded. Patrol boat V.P. 710: two dead and five injured. Tug Elbe was heavily damaged and its steering gear was unserviceable. Three tugs were lightly damaged. Lighter “Mapuerite” [name as typed; reading uncertain] was no longer seaworthy. One lighter had two unexploded bombs and was lightly damaged. Three men from the tug crews were lightly wounded.

T-1022 Roll 2423, PG 37999, scans 0207.