"D. Peter Maus" wrote:

On 8/31/10 16:49 , dxAce wrote:


wrote:

British pilots relied on German air sea rescue service during Battle of
Britain
http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?p=1632418

Air Sea Rescue , ASR.

As I recall, and someone else might chime in, it is or was, a written or
unwritten rule of the sea that one rendered assistance to those in need,
regardless whether they were the enemy or not.


That would make sense, given the international nature of the
conventions of the sea, and its navigation.

But it would also make sense in that the vessel rendering aid
would be in an excellent position to gather intelligence on an
enemy, and his materiel.

That is certainly a possibility!

But as I recall, and I might certainly be wrong, but as I remember, I don't
think that vessels, people, etc. were fired upon if they were seen to be
rendering aid.

Today perhaps, warfare is different I suppose, different 'rules', different
times.