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If you're suggesting that the US submarine should have rescued the survivors - with respect I think you don't understand how submarines work. They have no capa
by Merad 6mo ago
If you're suggesting that the US submarine should have rescued the survivors - with respect I think you don't understand how submarines work. They have no capability to perform rescue operations. They have no way to handle mass numbers of injuries, there's normally just one corpsman (basically a medic) on board. Even if they want to do a rescue operation they have no place to put them. Subs barely have room for their own crew; typically 2 or even 3 sailors share the same bed.
- worik 6mo agoThey should not have sunk the ship in the first place.
- nerfbatplz 6mo agoSubs in WW2 rescued survivors all the time until the US bombed a rescue operation and ended the gentleman's agreement. https://www.beachesofnormandy.com/didyouknow/Did_you_know_why_German_Uboats_stopped_helping_their_victims/?id=a1e562dbc2 https://www.beachesofnormandy.com/didyouknow/Did_you_know_wh... There was zero threat to that American submarine, they fired on an unarmed ship that the US Navy had just held ceremonial activities with literally days prior. Absolutely disgusting behaviour but we can't expect anything less from the Americans unfortunately.
- angry_octet 6mo agoModern subs don't run on the surface routinely like WWII subs did. Practically all they could do would be float some life boats up, but they were probably >10 nm away, so it wouldn't have been in position to deliver them promptly.