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Originally Posted by Oberon

I think putting charges on a Russian vessel might well result in the entire dock being levelled. At least if you destroy your own equipment and then surrender, you have a more equal chance of the surrender being accepted, rather blowing up their vessels and then trying to surrender.
Sinking in the worst place in harbour would also be a tactic, but I suspect that the moment one of the Ukrainian vessels tries to move it will have its engines shot out by the supervising Russian warships.

SAME GAME and a Pyrrhic victory to boot if the dock is levelled; somewhat along the French (Froggies?) Vichy scuttling their entire fleet in '42 at Toulon. It's about Putin losin' face. At least a few charges in an ammo magazine would lend permanence to the debacle. As for frogmen, I think Putin has secured all the Scuba shops in Sebastopol in his brilliantly orchestrated (well entrenched) takeover. What is clear from the mattresses is 'mafialike': they've "gone to the mattresses" the 'Repel Boarders' order is obviously in effect..."by sea if not by land"