Originally Posted by
NutLoose
the article is utter pump - and very cruel pump. if the boat was able to get to periscope depth in order to recharge its air supply, it could also have sent a mayday call, it could also have evacuated the crew from the sub, or indeed it could have just steamed into port...
the systems on the boat that would allow it to get to PD - however briefly - are the same systems that would allow it to evacuate safely or send an SOS. if they didn't happen - and they didn't - then the boat didn't get to PD to recharge its air and batteries.
this 'story' is a bit like Malaysian Airlines claiming that their missing airliner might infact still be hopping around the Indian ocean from one remote island airstrip to another. its just not viable...