http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/down...o=file&id=1568
Try this file people. It's a test file, and may do terrible, unspeakable things as well as not fix the problem. But more than likely it will just work, not work, or CTD with no damage to your savegame.
I can't reproduce the behavior above so if someone wants to try my "best guess fix" this may be what your looking for.