Never deprive someone of hope; it may be all they have
A periscope sliced through the dark waters of the South Atlantic Ocean. With his target in sight, Kapitanlieutenant Karl Viktor surfaced the U-boat. The water hissed from the ballast tanks as the U-boat surfaced and slowly steamed towards its rendezvous with the brightly lit crane barge. They were now in safe waters, with the Argentine navy that patrolled the Rio de la Plate area expecting them.
The captain went to the conning tower, took a deep breath of fresh air, and guided his vessel alongside the barge, adjusting the U-boats buoyancy until the decks aligned.
Several of the U-boat’s crew went onto the deck and, along with the Argentine crew of the barge, tethered the vessels together. It was a warm night and a calm sea as the ve
