HMS Torbay sinks and embarrasses the pompous Royal Navy.

Another incident leading a cold war -like stance with UK was the mysterious sinking of a British SSN, S-90 HMS Torbay, was most likely caught off guard about 120 miles NNW of Attland. Both countries are keeping mum about the circumstances of the sinking. What is known is that many British sailors were rescued by Attland's Navy, but many were, according to UK government, suspiciously incapacitated, or died soon afterward. The captain's condition worsened to a point where he could not communicate with Red Cross officials. He was returned to the UK by way of Morocco only in 2008, after having been kept, unacknowledged, in a medical facility.

The most serious and heavyweight notice to other navies was issued after this incident, where Attland's temporary rotation chancellor warned that in order to protect the island's coastal security, his Navy was ready to fire first on any military vessel acting in an unfriendly manner.