A pretty funny story about a Polish submarine crew that landed in the UK in the 70s. (http://wargamingco.blogspot.com/2013/08/tales-from-cold-war.html)
QuoteWhile this was going on, one army officer, with more inspiration than common sense, decided to take a boat load of army cadets from St Brendan's College CCF out to the Warsaw Pact (enemy) submarine off shore. One imagines a boat load of British soldiers heading towards the partially manned submarine in British waters could have caused a major Cold War incident. However, the crew were Poles, not Russians, and they recognised the soldiers were just children and did they obvious; they invited them on board. The cadets has a short look around the submarine control room. Then the cadets returned to shore as the submarine crew came back from their smuggling operation. The submarine then submerged and sailed back into international waters.
Ha, great story! I'm just surprised besilarius hadn't already told us about it. :D
Hooray for common sense!
thats just awesome! its not like the Poles were the most content or agreeable if warsaw pact 'allies'.
Read down to the end where someone else named 'Maverick Collecting' also has a Cold War story. That one is pretty funny too.
Never heard this one. Although there were always rumors of Uboats pulling into places like Bantry Bay in Ireland for "ship's stores".
Smuggling is an old tradition in the south of England.
Nice story
Sensible, practical people, the Poles. I hope they enjoyed their time at the pub! ;D
Quote from: besilarius on August 19, 2013, 10:18:36 PM
Smuggling is an old tradition in the south of England.
I can attest to that - definitely Cornwall:)
http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2011/jul/06/walkingholidays-uk (http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2011/jul/06/walkingholidays-uk)