May 9, 1940 AF58
1502 The Sun, at last! Difference between dead reckoning and actual position 12 km. Wind 5 sea 5.
May 10, 1940 AF58
0202 Sound contact! At last! WSW of us, possibly on a ESE course, quite faint. Let's move to intercept.
0300 Heavy clouds on the horizon. Not another storm! We did not manage to spot our quarry so far. Will dive to sweep the area with sonar.
0334 Storm is upon us. Heavy rain visible straight ahead. Our quarry just vanished right under that mess. It's some kind of small coastal vessel, likely a small trawler or a fishing boat. Not worth it. We are not lucky.
0358 Waves grew quickly and visibility...disappeared. We will dive to check our surroundings with sonar.
May 11, 1940 AF58
0644 Still nothing to report but bad weather. Will now slowly make our way toward Bergen area.
1145 Engine room reports clutch growing hot. Diving to check.
1434 Cooling sistem water filter plugged by sand and vegetal debris. We will stay submerged and check them all.
1720 All filters checked and cleaned. On the surface now. Everything seems to be working properly now.
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