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Originally Posted by Crop-Duster
Doe anyone remeber in Aces of the Deep that when you entered the Med at Gibralter you could not get back out submerged because of the strong current ?
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The Strait of Gibraltar has a very strategic location. Ships that travel from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean and vice versa, pass through this strait overlooked by the Rock of Gibraltar. Also, very many people who travel from Europe to Africa and vice versa, travel through this strait. During World War II, the British controlled the straits from their nearby base. German submarines entering the Mediterranean Sea were effectively trapped, because they couldn't leave on the surface and the undersea currents were too strong to leave underwater.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Gibraltar
Seems they have it right.