On 16 November , the combined Cause_to_amalgamate Yugoslav force sailed Self_motion through the Korčula Channela strait separating the islands of Hvar and Korčulato reach Arriving safety at the Yugoslav Navy base at Vis .

The warships were then engaged Hostile_encounter by Croatian coastal artillery deployed Arranging on Korčula and the Pelješac Peninsula , losing Earnings_and_losses two minesweepers to the artillery fire in the process .