 On the night of 22/23 January 1945, fifteen German E-Boats were seen on radar, with five close by.The S.119 or S.199 operating out of Ijmuilden, Holland was just over 4 miles away and came under heavy fire from Tongue Sands Fort's 3.7" guns.The German E-Boat's captain was unsure of where the attack was coming from and manoeuvred to avoid being hit, ramming another E-Boat in the process.