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From: darragh@maths.tcd.ie (Darragh J. Delany)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: SUBS SINK TRAWLERS
Keywords: submarine nucleair fishermen trawlers
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Date: 11 Dec 90 02:07:43 GMT
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From: darragh@maths.tcd.ie (Darragh J. Delany)
In article <1990Dec7.012627.2607@cbnews.att.com> chcr04@vaxa.strath.ac.uk writes:
>* 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?

What the sub cmdrs do is position their subs under trawlers in coastal
waters so that surveilance will only identify the trawler and not the
sub under it. A trainee officer was being taught this technique when
his sub 'caught' the Antares.

>* Is there anyone who knows anything about accidents between subs and
>trawlers, anywhere in the world?
 
Numerous Irish trawlers have complained of having to cut their nets
when they have been dragged backwards in the Irish sea. Some have
caught pieces of sub equipment in their nets eg dragged sonar bouy
'caught' last year.

>* Would this also happen with American subs?

Oh yes, most of the equipment found in nets is US, the RN seem a bit
more responsible in it's practices.

Darragh.