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Originally Posted by Platapus
Friday was The Frau's birthday. I made reservations on a nice dinner cruise that spends three hours on the Potomac river going past the memorials.
Well it gets dark here at night as I am sure it gets dark most places at night. there we were, my best girley by my side, holding hands on deck, the moonlight poking through some overcast, perfect weather, just a touch of breeze to make it absolutely comfortable. We were alone on this portion of the deck.
There was no need for words between us. With the moonlight the way it was, a man starts a thinkin... There I was, looking out over the dark water, so quiet. I thought to myself
"I bet it is possible for a submarine to approach a merchant ship undetected on the surface to well within 1000 yards."  |
I know all about this story.
I was 400 yards off the port astern watching this unfold through my periscope.
you need to drill your watch crew a bit harder.