Allied and German naval activities along French-Belgian coastline according to the Dutch newspaper Nieuwsblad van Friesland dated 19 April 1918

An item dated Berlin, Germany 18th reported that in the night Allied forces fired from sea at Ostend, Belgium although without damaging any military works. German torpedo boats fired in the morning at allied encampments between Dunkirk, France en Nieuwpoort, Belgium firing 600 shots.