Fueled by Caffeine
Fueled by Caffeine MegaDork
11/13/24 11:11 a.m.
1988RedT2
1988RedT2 MegaDork
11/13/24 11:26 a.m.

It's important to set the drag correctly so they don't snap you off.

johndej
johndej UltraDork
11/13/24 11:37 a.m.

Throw it back, throw it back, throw it back!

914Driver
914Driver MegaDork
11/13/24 11:40 a.m.

IIRC WW2 subs had wires or something to cut cables holding mines, would have cut the net.  Bet they're pleased it didn't get fouled in the unprotected prop!

aircooled
aircooled MegaDork
11/13/24 11:41 a.m.

This is actually a pretty serious issue that happens more than you would think.

Many times though, the sub snags the nets and pulls the boat under, killing many if not all onboard.

Another, similar story:
 

I have been at sea for 30 years and never seen anything like it. It wasn’t a whale. It was a submarine

...In 1990, the Antares, a trawler out of Carradale, in Kintyre, was sunk by HMS Trenchant, a Royal Navy nuclear-powered submarine, killing all four crew....

 

https://www.sundaypost.com/fp/i-have-been-at-sea-for-30-years-and-never-seen-anything-like-it-it-wasnt-a-whale-it-was-a-submarine/

JG Pasterjak
JG Pasterjak Production/Art Director
11/13/24 11:50 a.m.

Countless billions of dollars spent on the most technologically advanced hardware, software, training, logistics and communication all thrwarted by a couple guys in vinyl overalls who just wanted to make lutefisk.

Fueled by Caffeine
Fueled by Caffeine MegaDork
11/13/24 11:50 a.m.

I sent this to a guy who was an xo on a sub.  His response was two words. "Not good"

preach
preach GRM+ Memberand UberDork
11/13/24 4:16 p.m.

I have had to cut Kevlar nets out of retractable bow plains. It sucked.

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