 On making Skudesnes, off Stavanger, on the evening of 26 September, the escorts parted company, "U-353" sailed west until she reached the 100-fathom line, then altered course northwards.The U-boat detected radar transmissions several times, and dived immediately.She continued north before altering course to the west to pass through the "Rosengarten" ("rose garden", the German naval slang term for a minefield) between Iceland and the Faroe Islands, encountering drifting mines several times.