• Atomic@sh.itjust.works
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    16 hours ago

    You are right about nazi subs helping sailors. They would carry them on top of the sub, while towing the rest from a lifeboat. And then they stoped doing that. Because they were fired upon by allied planes while they were towing the lifeboat. So they cut the line and submerged.

    That was the last time a submarine tried to help sailors in WW2.

    Submarine countermeasures have only increased since then.

    Another reason for the submarine to not surface is because they don’t want to let anyone else know which submarine is where.

    I’m not gonna say sinking an unarmed warship returning from an exercise is cool. But it’s not a war crime if it’s in international waters, And it’s also not a war crime for a submarine to remained submerged. They are simply not expected to conduct rescue operations.