Yeah, but if the boat is sinking unless you go 3kts forward, and the repair team is banging away, then what the h*ll is there to do but surrender in the long run, because the buggers will still hear you no matter what? The weather, granted, may come to your rescue (as may decoys, etc. too if used wisely), but other than that...
This isn't a whine, so please don't misunderstand me now. From what I've read they did hear you pretty easily if the conditions were good, and you were noisy. But if those are the circumstances then how exactly _can_ you slip away - or can you just not?
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Or, in other words: tips please, ladies and gents, and I'll buy you a drink if we ever meet
