Hi sober
In TWOS going into Scapa using the Western entrance and the right channel I hit a mine in medium fog that the watch crew did not see.
The next time I was watching out for it as I knew the crew would not see it.
I had to cheat to get a medium fog otherwise the coastal batteries would have picked me off.
There were some hair raising moments when the searchlights almost seem to pick me out and then move past me.
Needed also be at decks awash and slow so as not to create a high bow wash.
I was able to miss the mine this time by a couple of metres.
The distance between the shore and the island is quite narrow and shallow as well.
The coastal batteries can create a tense atmosphere and port raiding is no longer easy pickings.
Peter
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