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Originally Posted by Foghladh_mhara
This doesn't bode well.
I carried out a successful submerged passage through the straits and encountered no problems. Hugged the African coast and kept it nice and slow. As day broke I was about 50 km east of Gibraltar and the air inside the boat was starting to get fetid. I should probably stayed on the surface a bit longer at the start of my breakthrough attempt but being cautious I had done the whole trip underwater. The CO2 situation was starting to get a bit serious so as soon as the opportunity arose I decided I had to surface.
The hydrophone operator reported that there were no warships within range and I ordered the observation scope raised. A quick sweep of the horizon showed no ships or aircraft so we surfaced. Within 10 seconds the cry of 'Aircraft spotted' rang out! WTF!! Crash dive! A Sunderland. The bloody thing was so close it was strafing me before the deck watch had cleared the bridge. Luckily his aim was crap and the bombs landed well to port.
Vital lesson learned: Scan the skies properly in the Med  |
Do ya think that might be why them subs were fitted with 'observation' scopes
