An item reported that the during the German submarine attack on Aruba and Curacao, Dutch West Indies 6 shallow draught tankers lost and one seagoing tanker damaged.Four of the involved ships were torpedoed while anchored, one alongside a wharf and two outside the entrances. On shore was or casualties. There seemed to be submarines involved in the attack. Although three successful attacks by aircraft were reported, were no further details available, The J.I.C. commented that while a submarine was spotted on a north west course off the north coastline of British Guyana and two more 10 miles north of Port of Spain, Trinidad there were probably supply facilities along the the coastline of French Guyana available.
Source
Map Room Papers (Roosevelt Administration), 1942 - 1945. MR0423. U.S. Joint Intelligence Committee. Daily summary No. 70 dated 18 February 1942
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