Submarine



Submarines are a hidden update that occurred on 27 May 2009 in which periscopes started appearing around some parts of the RuneScape coastline. 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.

Confirmed locations

 * Catherby - may be seen from Entrana
 * Port Sarim
 * Ship Yard
 * Port Khazard

Penguins
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 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 mysteriously rambles about an intruder alert and says to "Batten down the hatches!" and to "DIVE!". It sounds like he is commanding a submarine.







The Red Raktuber
The Red Raktuber is 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. This may hint at the name of the submarine or a future quest related to it, or hint toward how events will pan out in such a future quest.

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.

Zanik
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 resembled a Loch Ness Monster.

Trivia

 * The yellow submarine is probably a reference to the Beatles' song Yellow Submarine.
 * It's worth noting that 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. For Mozilla Firefox users, they can right-click the image, select properties, and see that the "Alternate Text" is "zanik and pe...". This may very well be "zanik and penguin submarine" or "zanik and periscope".