Christopher.
Incredible light at a depth of 100- 115 feet and a clear view of the anchorwinch.
Reading about the 2nd. patrol of U 352 leaving Bergen Norway for the area around Rockall recalls memories from an exercise in the same area some 10 years later being on board KNM Kaura (U 995). We were on the surface within the visibility of this unbelievable rock sticking up in the middle of the ocean with no other land in sight and I was up in the tower for a sniff of fresh air when I saw something which I took for a rock under the water, telling the officer on watch he was too close. He replied it was not a rock but a whaleshark having followed us for several hours. Whaleshark is the world biggest fish, quite sizable and can reach 17 tonnes. The following day the whaleshark was still nicely at our side and at lunch time the torpedo PO came in the wardroom asking the the CO: Sir this whaleshark has followed us for almost two days and we have discussed the matter in the PO`s mess coming to the conclusion he is in love with us, so I ask permission to open the aft torpedo tubehatch sir.
Permission was not granted.
Sorry I couldn't resist this old mans memories.
Tore