A sombre reminder..

[aj906]

Passing through my patrol Grid BE38, I came across the following





I submerged to check for further damage but saw no visible signs as to why the boat would be bow heavy - certainly not considering the damage sustained on the stern.




Despite the rough sees, one of my men bravely attached a line around his chest and swam to the stricken boat, hammering loudly on the hull with a wrench.... There was no reply.

I sat on the surface near the striken boat for 48 hours before finally giving the crew up for dead.

It's one thing to see the enemy floating off in rafts, but quite another to see one of your own dying a miserable death.

Auf Gefallen!