Submarine



Submarines are a hidden update that occurred on 27 May 2009 in which periscopes started appearing around some parts of the RuneScape coastline as part of the pre-release of the next quest in the penguin series, Hunt for Red Raktuber. The Hunt for Red Raktuber quest was not released until 2 June 2009. At times the periscope is submerged, so players may have to wait before it appears above the surface of the water. The submerged submarine can be seen in Standard Detail, as it is shown as a dark shadow. Currently, the periscopes cannot be examined.

Submarine crew

 * 2 Penguin engineers
 * Captain Marlin

Player-Submitted Poll
In a player-submitted poll there was a question asking "What do you think that the penguins have been up to since the Cold War quest?". One of the top-voted answers was "Building a yellow submarine." It is possible that the submarine could be related to a new penguin quest (such as a sequel to Cold War), or a miniquest.

KGP Agent
In a conversation between a player and a KGP Agent when using the random function of the NPC Contact spell, the Agent mistakes the player's disembodied voice for evidence of an intruder and says to "Batten down the hatches!" and to "DIVE!". It sounds like he is commanding a submarine.







Spotted locations
The following locations show a periscope in the water.


 * Catherby - may be seen from Entrana
 * Port Sarim - may be seen from Island South of Draynor Village (Fairy ring code: CLP)
 * Ship Yard
 * Port Khazard

Other evidence
The phrase The Red Raktuber is very similar to the Red October (October and Raktuber both being months of a calendar), the name of a submarine which is the focus of the novel and film The Hunt for Red October. The Hunt for Red Raktuber was released as a quest on June 2, 2009. During the quest players gain access to a submarine, only briefly during the quest.

The phrase 'A white bird' could mean a penguin, and 'Well, maybe not 'flies'.' may also refer to the flightless nature of penguins.

Wise Old Man
The Wise Old Man may be involved, as he has a model of a yellow submarine in his house in Draynor Village.

Postbag from the Hedge 40
In a recent Postbag from the Hedge, Zanik talks about her adventures from her visiting Entrana, then coming back from there and going around Mudskipper Point in which she sees a "Sea monster" in the water.

This was probably the submarine periscope, although a pirate thought it was a "Leviathan" and the artists impression included in the letter resembles a Loch Ness Monster. Immediately after Zanik's letter, Postie Pete also makes a comment about the sea monster.

Note the periods before creature, as if he is unsure if it is a creature or not.

Trivia

 * It's worth noting that on its original page the image of Zanik and the periscope contains a secret name/message: "zanik and pe...". For Internet Explorer users, this can easily be found by hovering over the image for it to pop up. Mozilla Firefox users can right-click the image, select Properties, and see that the "Alternate Text" is "zanik and pe...". This may very well be short for "zanik and penguin submarine" or "zanik and periscope".