Is it possible to rescue allied survivors when it's not been assigned as a mission?

Havan_IronOak · 05-29-20, 11:45 AM

I submerged to avoid incoming aircraft and when I resurfaced 10 minutes later I noticed a hazy red cloud on the water.

Curious, I investigated it using the external camera and spotted a life raft filled with what looks like allied survivors. Having some time to kill before sundown I tried to navigate close enough to rescue them but no matter how close I got I couldn't surface and spot them from the bridge (though I did see that red cloud)

Again, checking the external camera they appeared quite close to where the red cloud was. I even got their boat to appear on my nav map a few times but no visual joy when surfaced.

Was I chasing will-o-the-wisps? Were they rescuable?

05-29-20, 11:45 AM	#1
Havan_IronOak Navy Dude Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: St. Petersburg, FL Posts: 175 Downloads: 233 Uploads: 0	Is it possible to rescue allied survivors when it's not been assigned as a mission? I submerged to avoid incoming aircraft and when I resurfaced 10 minutes later I noticed a hazy red cloud on the water. Curious, I investigated it using the external camera and spotted a life raft filled with what looks like allied survivors. Having some time to kill before sundown I tried to navigate close enough to rescue them but no matter how close I got I couldn't surface and spot them from the bridge (though I did see that red cloud) Again, checking the external camera they appeared quite close to where the red cloud was. I even got their boat to appear on my nav map a few times but no visual joy when surfaced. Was I chasing will-o-the-wisps? Were they rescuable? __________________ If I can't be a good example, I'll be a glaring warning! AMD Ryzen 7 2700X Eight-Core Processor, 3700 Mhz, 8 Core(s), 16 Logical Processor(s) Windows 10 Home Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 16.0 GB NVidia RTX2070 16 Gig