Submarine crew surfaces to enjoy Easter barbecue lunch on deck
Locals in south-west England had the surprise of their life over the weekend when they looked outside and saw a submarine looming off the coast of Mount Bay in Cornwall.
But particularly eagle-eyed viewers quickly realised the sinister site was one of frivolity.
A Dutch submarine crew had surfaced and was enjoying a barbecue lunch in the sun on the upper deck of the HNLMS Dolfijn.
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A local took this photo as the submarine drifted by the town. Twitter: JaneJohnsonBakr
One witness, Abdel Bakrim, posted photos to Twitter and wrote that it was "not a sight you expect to see every day".
"It's the first time I've ever seen a submarine. Hope it's nothing serious!"
As social media lit up with sightings, the crew posted their own video to Twitter showing dolphins bounding in the submarine's wake.
It's understood the crew enjoyed a lunch of sausages.
Twitter user Kai Greet said the vessel is not an uncommon sight off the Cornish coast.
"Walrus-class attack submarine of the Dutch Navy pictured on the surface in Mount's Bay, Cornwall, today," they wrote.
"They're frequent visitors to the submarine exercise areas off our coast."
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