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[–] 91 points 7 months ago (5 children)

Typically submarines aren’t in a position to offer refuge to shipwrecked sailors, but to my recollection there hasn’t been submarine warfare since WWII. They sank a ship that didn’t present any threat and likely could have been neutralized with a number of alternate approaches.

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  • [–] 50 points 7 months ago* (3 children)

    Yup but also, the idea of submarines providing rescue went out the window. Even the nazis were trying to rescue people at one point, and the allies attacked them after they broadcasted their rescue attempts

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laconia_incident

    The US has the most powerful military in the world. This was just cruelty

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  • [–] 12 points 7 months ago

    The UK used submarines during the Falklands war.

    The decision was made to sink an Argentinian warship. Critically, they didn't attack the escort ship. They left it to recover the sailors. Apparently it horrified the British command when it ran, leaving sailors in the water.

    A simple radio message "Move and we will sink you. Take no offensive actions and we will give you 5 minutes to launch lifeboats first." Hell, even a sonar ping would have given them half a chance.

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