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From: chcr04@vaxa.strath.ac.uk
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: SUBS SINK TRAWLERS
Summary: UK-sub sank trawler. Who knows more about this?
Keywords: submarine nucleair fishermen trawlers
Message-ID: <1990Dec7.012627.2607@cbnews.att.com>
Date: 7 Dec 90 01:26:27 GMT
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From: chcr04@vaxa.strath.ac.uk
Since 1969 it is believed that submarines operating in the Irish Sea
and out of the Scottish coast have been causing fish-trawlers to sink.
On november 22nd, the trawler Antares caught a sub in its nets, and
was pulled under. The four crewmen paid ''the catch'' with their lives.
This time, the Navy could not deny it. 
On 5-12-90 the Navy announced that they are going to tell the 
fishermen about the position of the subs, so they can prevent catching one.

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 

I find it very absurd and unreal; The fishermen catch a 'big fish' and they
get pulled under. I have a few questions. Who has the answers?

* The fishermen say the subs are using the trawlers as mock-targets. 
Could this be true? Why would they do that? How close would they get?

* Is there anyone who knows anything about accidents between subs and
trawlers, anywhere in the world?

* Would this also happen with American subs?

* Who knows details about previous accidents in Britain? 
Or where could I find them?

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Oh, by the way: Greenpeace published a scientific report yesterday, which
proved that almost half of the British nucleair submarinefleet has a leaking
reactor. ,,They are moving chernobyls'', a Greenpeace-spokeswoman said. 


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