A scene from Das Boot 1981
The Captain

[throwing his sou'wester down]

God DAMNIT how can this happen?! 12 boats we have on the Atlantic! From Greenland to the Azores, a mere dozen! But still we, we almost collide with one of our own! Somethings wrong here...(turning to navigator) Checked on our position?

Navigator Kriechbaum

...more or less Capt-

The Captain

More or less?! More or less?! Thats not GOOD ENOUGH!

Navigator Kriechbaum

Not one sunspot in two weeks. Difficult to calculate.

The Captain

Yeah yeah..We make a few errors in our own position - the others do the same, and we end up playing collision games! Leaving the route wide open! [to Werner] I hope you're taking notes. Maybe clue HQ into what's happening.

Werner

Surely you have better connections than me.

The Captain

You think so, huh?

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