Bet You Never Had A Ship Do This...

Sailor Steve · 05-17-08, 03:26 PM

In my continuing quest for merchant ships and their names, I stumbled across this at www.warsailors.com, a Norwegian merchant website:

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Bomma was southbound with general cargo and was off Romsdal when 2 German aircraf flew in low on Apr. 9-1940 (German attack on Norway). The captain dropped anchor and the crew took refuge in the woods.

That doesn't happen often in any game I've ever played.:rotfl:

Oh, Bomma was also part of the fleet that transported Norway's gold for safekeeping in the US.

Jimbuna · 05-17-08, 03:34 PM

I've read a few articles over the years of Italian skippers beaching their vessels in the Med the minute a warship appears on the horizon

Murr44 · 05-17-08, 04:00 PM

How about the U-boat sunk by a toilet malfunction?

For details go here: http://uboat.net/boats/u1206.htm .

Strange but true!

I just thought of this. Maybe the "crash dive of doom" bug (where you load a game & the boat sinks slowly until it reaches crush depth) is meant to model this and therefore, not a bug at all!

Blacklight · 05-17-08, 04:02 PM

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How about the U-boat sunk by a toilet malfunction?

That's what happens when you get a clogged drain, and you send Bernard in to work on the plumming.

Frank0001 · 05-17-08, 06:08 PM

Haha, great story!

Apperantly, a specialist was needed to 'operate' the toilet. What a lousy job the guy must have, flushing toilets for other people!
(and you can imagine the hazards of being a toilet specialist

)

Tombow · 05-17-08, 06:47 PM

Actually, some US Captains did the same on polar convoys when the lot got clobbered by U-Boats. There is even a documented account where one captain beached his ship near a small fishermen village and insisted the freight has been properly delivered to a russian port (so he insisted on being properly paid as per contract obligations).

Red Heat · 05-18-08, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Murr44

How about the U-boat sunk by a toilet malfunction?

For details go here: http://uboat.net/boats/u1206.htm .

Strange but true!

I just thought of this. Maybe the "crash dive of doom" bug (where you load a game & the boat sinks slowly until it reaches crush depth) is meant to model this and therefore, not a bug at all!

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

05-17-08, 03:34 PM	#2
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	I've read a few articles over the years of Italian skippers beaching their vessels in the Med the minute a warship appears on the horizon __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

05-17-08, 06:08 PM	#5
Frank0001 Chief Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 317 Downloads: 16 Uploads: 0	Haha, great story! Apperantly, a specialist was needed to 'operate' the toilet. What a lousy job the guy must have, flushing toilets for other people! (and you can imagine the hazards of being a toilet specialist ) __________________ Snipers of the Seas One eel - one Kill

05-17-08, 04:00 PM	#3
Murr44 Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 913 Downloads: 16 Uploads: 0	How about the U-boat sunk by a toilet malfunction? For details go here: http://uboat.net/boats/u1206.htm . Strange but true! I just thought of this. Maybe the "crash dive of doom" bug (where you load a game & the boat sinks slowly until it reaches crush depth) is meant to model this and therefore, not a bug at all!

05-17-08, 06:47 PM	#6
Tombow Watch Join Date: May 2008 Location: Düsseldorf, Germany Posts: 29 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Actually, some US Captains did the same on polar convoys when the lot got clobbered by U-Boats. There is even a documented account where one captain beached his ship near a small fishermen village and insisted the freight has been properly delivered to a russian port (so he insisted on being properly paid as per contract obligations).