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It's interesting how the english version only notes the official report, and puts the alternative story in a single sentence. The german versions also reads (be

It's interesting how the english version only notes the official report, and puts the alternative story in a single sentence. The german versions also reads (before citing the official report): "When the Commander, Lieutenant Captain Schlitt, operated the flushing of the toilet on April 14th, he ignored an order according to which the flushing was to be triggered exclusively by the specialist on board. Sea water, mixed with Schlitt's excrement and urine, poured into the submarine at high pressure through the open valves. The toilet specialist was no longer able to close the toilet closures. According to reports of a survivor, the boat sank 'like a stone' into the depths." To the incident itself: Shit happens. (scnr)

stanski 7y ago
Or Schlitt happens.
- jayniz 7y ago
  OUT!
PhasmaFelis 7y ago
You should add that to the English wiki!
Lowkeyloki 7y ago
They needed a toilet specialist?
- trhway 7y ago
  reminds about enterprise systems, at least the ones i've worked with and the roles i've performed. The Sales and the high PMs and suits helicopter in and take a huge [censored] what we're supposed to deal with. Since the early morning today has been doing emergency plumbing on 3 Fortune500 class battleships from corporate navies across the world (and clock). Probably should update my LinkedIn with such an informative title.
aaron695 7y ago
Google translate implies a little more logical flushing of the septic tanks, rather than the flushing of a toilet, which would obviously not have a specialist. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/U_1206 https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/U_1206 "U 1206was equipped with a state-of-the-art toilet that was considered by the engineers to be the state of the art. While the Allies collected the fecal matter in their submarines in special tanks, feces and urine were collected in the conventional German submarines in containers that were emptied into the sea when sailing on the water surface. This led to considerable burdens on longer underwater trips, which became more and more important in view of the Allied air superiority. The high pressure in large water depths made it impossible to discharge the fecal matter at ordinary pressures. The problem was solved by a high-pressure toilet on the new type VIIC submarines. The operation of the same, however, was very complicated, so there was a sailor on each such submarine, which was specially trained in the art. The wastewater was passed through valves through a series of chambers until it landed in a compressed air lock. From here it was shot out with very compressed compressed air into the sea, to which however the other valves had to be closed."

stanski 7y ago

Or Schlitt happens.

jayniz 7y ago
OUT!

PhasmaFelis 7y ago

You should add that to the English wiki!

Lowkeyloki 7y ago

They needed a toilet specialist?

trhway 7y ago
reminds about enterprise systems, at least the ones i've worked with and the roles i've performed. The Sales and the high PMs and suits helicopter in and take a huge [censored] what we're supposed to deal with. Since the early morning today has been doing emergency plumbing on 3 Fortune500 class battleships from corporate navies across the world (and clock). Probably should update my LinkedIn with such an informative title.

aaron695 7y ago

Google translate implies a little more logical flushing of the septic tanks, rather than the flushing of a toilet, which would obviously not have a specialist. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/U_1206 https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/U_1206 "U 1206was equipped with a state-of-the-art toilet that was considered by the engineers to be the state of the art. While the Allies collected the fecal matter in their submarines in special tanks, feces and urine were collected in the conventional German submarines in containers that were emptied into the sea when sailing on the water surface. This led to considerable burdens on longer underwater trips, which became more and more important in view of the Allied air superiority. The high pressure in large water depths made it impossible to discharge the fecal matter at ordinary pressures. The problem was solved by a high-pressure toilet on the new type VIIC submarines. The operation of the same, however, was very complicated, so there was a sailor on each such submarine, which was specially trained in the art. The wastewater was passed through valves through a series of chambers until it landed in a compressed air lock. From here it was shot out with very compressed compressed air into the sea, to which however the other valves had to be closed."