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by rchowe 582 days ago
I heard a story of a fishing boat in the eastern US that was "fighting a fish" for miles but could never get any traction. When another fisherman looked at their chart, he noted that they were dragged miles in a straight line towards Europe, and said "You caught a sub". The submariners don't care, they probably find it funny.
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If a submarine drags you, you will have a noticeable wake. No need to look at the charts.

Edit: or be instantly capsized and dragged below water, jfc: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FV_Antares#Inquiries_and_recom...

Strong fishing line.