safety of the passengers and crew is assured in the existing sea and weather conditions, by the proximity of land, or the presence of another vessel [ ... ]
By November submarines were beginning to sink neutral vessels without warning as a regular thing. On the 12th November the Norwegian 'Arne Kjode' was [ ... ]
are given. Ships sunk...........241 Recorded attacks......221 Illegal attacks.......112 At least 79 of these 112 ships were torpedoed without warni [ ... ]
from one neutral port to another. As regards Allied ships, in the middle of November 1939, a Berlin warning was issued against the arming of British [ ... ]
extends to about 500 miles west of Ireland, and from the latitude of Bordeaux to that of the Faroe Islands), upon pain of having their ships sink with [ ... ]
in a third 21 died. The point to be emphasized is not the unusual brutality of this attack but rather that such results are inevitable when a bellige [ ... ]
"The B ritish s/s SHEAF MEAD was torpedoed without warning on 27 May 1940 with the loss of 31 of the crew. The commander of the U-boat responsible is [ ... ]
"She had cut-away, bows, but I did not notice a net cutter. Two men stood at the side with boat hocks to keep us off. "They cruised around for half [ ... ]
"The distance apart is narrowing. The steamship draws in quickly, but the position is still 40-50. I cannot see the stern yet. Tube ready. Shall I [ ... ]
War Diary as due to possible confusion with a warship or an auxiliary cruiser. In the meanwhile, U-boats in the English Channel have received instruct [ ... ]