Odd encounter

[GoldenRivet]

Moved to intercept a convoy, and located them dead center of grid AM73 around 0600 hrs

the convoy was widely scattered and disorganized, but none of the ships appeared to be damaged. the escorts had more or less left the group in their wakes but were close enough to be a concern.

the odd part: scanning the "convoy" for targets i noticed something on the horizon well aft of the group, it appeared to be tall. as it rocked in the sea slightly i noticed it had four stacks... it was an Aquitania class troop ship but it yielded no sound contact. I decided to let the main group pass and i would make a move on the liner. As i closed in it quickly became apparent that another aquitania class with the same problems was only a short couple of km astern of the first. both - dead in the water and obviously laboring just to stay afloat, they were extremely low in the water.

these two liners were down to the gunwales and engines off. No smoke, no burn marks visible, no apparent damage.

Im not sure what put the two liners in this condition as it was not a "wolfpack" convoy report (ie circle) none of the ships appeared damage, and the sea was not particularly rough, the weather was clear etc... but i was sure to take advantage of the situation. I sent one eel at each and bagged the easiest 90,000 GRT of my life.

If you find yourself in the area of AM73 on 1 AUG 1943 before sunrise, check into it. i dont know if the convoy will spawn 100 of the time, and i cant guarantee the two liners will be having trouble, but even if you find them cruising along and manage to sink one it would have been worth the trip