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[–] 48 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Iirc, its an unwritten law of sailors... You rescue anyone at sea, even the enemy if you can. Drowning is a horrible death.

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  • [–] 17 points 7 months ago

    You at least do what you can to give them a fighting chance.

    A radio message would have at least let them abandon ship in a (semi) orderly manner. Hell, even a solar ping would have got them into life jackets.

    Normally, a sub wouldn't risk this. They knew in advance, however, that the ship was not currently armed.

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