My late father sailed on the Russian convoys and they were instructed NOT to stop for torpedoed survivors in the water.
They had only a few minutes to live in such extreme conditions.
During one such convoy a merchant altered course to help said victims and an escort threatened it with gunfire for non-compliance of an admiralty order.
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Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.
Oh my God, not again!!
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