re: #130 jcm

Depending on range and other factors Bainbridge may not have had a sure shot. If Philips was swimming towards the Bainbrigde he would have been in the line of fire.

Sinking the life boat would have been a 5” job, and as swimmer close would have been too risky.

True, fact is we don’t know the facts. It just galls me that while we had assets on hand we couldn’t prevent the Captain from being hauled back to captivity.