Dutch government organized convoy system towards England according to the Dutch newspaper Bataviaasch nieuwsblad dated 29 March 1916

An item dated Amsterdam, Netherlands 28th referred to an official statement of the Dutch cabinet reporting that as a service for the Dutch merchant shipping a vessel fitted with a wireless telegraphy device was stationed near the light ship Noord-Hinder and that the ships in convoys were to be escorted by tugs and minehunters to the British waters.