In WW II, U-boats wreaked havoc in Gulf of Mexico
"An unusual thing happened then.
Kühlmann ordered the German U-166 to the surface.
He appeared on the conning tower and shouted to the passengers in boats, rafts and the water that he was sorry he couldn’t help them.
Then he shouted that he wished them luck.
Kühlmann’s decision to surface was fateful.
The crew of the escort vessel a half-mile ahead turned and raced back.
As the U-166 crash-dived, the escort craft dropped five depth charges.
Making a tight circle, it located the sub by sonar and dropped five more depth charges.
When an oil slick appeared, the escort vessel began picking up survivors.
Kühlmann and his more than 50 crew members perished in the attack."
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