March 7th 1918 saw the Norwegian steamship Braatt II (1834 tons) having sailed from Newport Montreal steaming through the English Channel 7 miles SWxs of St Catherine’s Point. With a full cargo of coal bound for Rouen she was suddenly hit by a torpedo from the German Submarine UB-30 (Wilhelm Rhein) Luckily the crew of 21 were all picked up by a passing converted trawler HMT Willonyx, finally the Braatt II went down and now lays upright in 38 Mts of water.