“But there are no minefields in this area, surely?”
“Agreed, but maybe it was a drifting mine, broken loose from one of the Britishers' own minefields.”
“So, what do we do?”
“We wait, Heini. We need to be sure there are no other warships in the area.”
“But there may be men in the water,” Engel said, his humanity for fellow sailors in trouble taking over.”
“I'm sorry,” said Ritter. “Our mission comes first. We must remain unseen and unknown.”
Engel nodded his understanding.
Unfortunately for the men of U966, they couldn't know that the Norwich was now sinking fast, and heading straight for the position on the sea bed where the submarine lay in hiding.
As the crew of U966 held their breath, wondering what Ritter would do next, none of them, Ritter included, could have known that the
