The Hunt for The Artic Sea

The Hunt for The Arctic Sea

Hi - I'm a new member to the forum but always been a fan of the Harpoon Classic Edition. Continued under the

Harpoon Commanders Edition banner by Matrix Games.

Bearing in mind players love of new scenarios - particularly those based on actual events.

I'm surprised no ones mooted the idea of creating a scenario based on the mysterious events surrounding the

disappearence of the russian cargo ship Arctic Sea. Supposedly taken by Pirates and for which coastguards lost

communications with, when the pirates switched off all comms & satellite tracking system - when it

entered the busiest shipping lane in the world - namely the English Channel.

The reaction by the Russian Government in seeking out and recapturing the Artic Sea, is straight out of

Tom Clancy's - The Hunt for Red October. A number of Russian naval assets were redirected in seeking out the

missing freighter, including two Akula-class subs that were stationed off the US Coast.

Naturally their was much press speculation as to the reasons why the Arctic Sea was hijacked by pirates and

the over reaction of the Russians in sending so many naval ships in pursuit of the missing cargo ship. The

most popular theory being that it was carrying russian missles to Iran,. Something the russian government

has strenuously denied, saying their was no mysterious cargo aboard the cargo ship when they re-captured

it off the Cape Verde Islands.

Whatever the truth of the Arctic Sea incident - its ripe for a Harpoon style sea chase, incorporating a few of

the consipracy theories, to liven up the sea chase.

For backgound information on the Hunt for The Arctic Sea - heres my own news report on the incident:

http://www.expatua.com/forum/index.php/topic,4462.0.html