Warship target status and submarine rescue limits

Was the frigate Dana a legitimate target for the submarine that sank it, and would it have had ammunition aboard?

The panel's assessment is yes: it treats the frigate as an armed wartime target and says a threatened submarine would not be expected to surface to recover survivors.

The panel treats a warship operating during a state of war as armed and targetable, even when a preceding exercise is described as no-fire. Its assessment is that a submarine under threat would not normally be expected to surface to recover survivors. The discussion contrasts naval combat with Coast Guard policing, where warning, arrest and the use of force begin from different assumptions. One contributor reports that Indian coverage and footage showed live ammunition aboard the frigate. That is an account of material the contributor says they saw, rather than evidence independently examined in this exchange. Target status and rescue obligations are discussed separately from judgments about the wider conflict.