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Originally Posted by Gerald
Hiding an event in a collision with a surface ship and a submarine would be in my eyes in principle "impossible" because it would require a huge cover of the accident and thus nothing that can be swept away in any way.
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Well, the only Baltic state I think had the option to cover it up and also the interest to do so, was Russia. In the West, the media people probably indeed would have been still too pesky at that time. And if a Russian sub was moved, it is quite believable that it was close to the surface, because the sea is relatively shallow at the site of the event, yes? There also wopuld have been a Western interest nto to cause an affront to the Russians, due to newly found Western-Russian friendship and hopes and ambitions and all that...
That it was an American, British, French sub, I practically rule out, their nuclear long-range boats are too huge for that Baltic area. The Baltic states, the Scandiavian states, Germany, Poland operate boats designed for the Baltic, smaller boats. And there always was a division of duties: Britain, France, the US fighting for the Atlantic, Germany, Denmark in the Baltic and North Sea.