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Old 08-02-11, 05:48 AM   #16
Paul Riley
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Originally Posted by jimbuna View Post
Plus some of the minefields have been sown at varying depths and surface traffic has been scripted away from said areas.

On occasion when attacking surface traffic their zig zagging will mean they wander into the edge of the minefield with the obvious resulting consequence.

Very bad weather can also cause them to drift into said danger areas.
Interesting Jim,because as I was leaving Wili on this patrol a few days ago we spotted a glow on the eastern horizon,after checking through my binos it was a ship on fire,could he have hit a mine then?
God knows what nationality it was!
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