against my better judgement i ventured into some 50 meter water off the US east coast.
i got ambushed by an escort destroyer
i did survive, but for a long while this guy had me by the short hairs!
nasically, i went as deep as i could which was only about 40 -50 meters and pointed my boat east toward the deep water. i made evasive turns with every depth charge run occasionally listening for splashes by manning the hydrophone myself.
my biggest fear was not this particular destroyer, but wondering how many friends he had on the way!
eventually (i dont remember how long) but this destroyer ran out of depth charges and continued making dashes above me as if to drop his DCs but dropping nothing.
i continued to inch my way east until the echolot indicated an additional 40 or 50 meters below me. I went deeper right above the sea floor and the destroyer lost contact as my batteries were drained to about 20% from the die hard engagement.
we had taken a beating which resulted in only light damage.
surviving in the shallows comes down to patience, luck and religion... be patient, dont zig when you should zag, and pray for a break or some deep water