[QUOTE=Asturias56;11566102]"I did know a US Navy Boomer officer who operated in the Mediterranean, and said they were always in Western Mediterranean due to depth."
Thats odd - the eastern med is at least as deep as the western med - and back in November an Ohio went through the Suez Canal
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Asturias]
He was on Polaris, and said they operated in the Western Mediterranean. The gentleman is now dead, and his time in US Navy would be late 60;s to early 80;s when he left to work in IT, so I cannot ask any further, but he said always in the western Mediterranean and only one boat. I think also German U Boats also stayed clear of the Eastern Mediterranean to a degree, as far more sunk in the Western Mediterranean as well, but willing to be contradicted.
Cheers
Mr Mac