What happens if you sink a neutral ship in GWX 3.0?

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Originally Posted by Tweety

This brings a question to my mind.

If the neutral ship is unlit and in a convoy. Is it still a neutral that cost renown against you or is fair game.

I'm thinking if a neutral ship is lit in a convoy, then it is neutral. But if the ship is unlit in a convoy than it is the enemy and deserves to be sunk.

Tweety

With GWX 3,0 I attacked a convoy early in war sailing near british coast. I scored two hits on a large cargo which sinked of course. All ships were darkened and escorted. When I returned to base in my horror I noticed that had sinked some 7000 tons of neutral shipping. It was only ship I had sunked during patrol. Anyway got positive renown for it.

Happened to me only once.
Any similar incidents?