Instinctive behavior occurs when an animal has a particular internal state while it is in the presence of a specific external stimulation called a releaser or a sign stimulus.
How many ships did the U-boats sink? During the war the U-boats sank about 2,779 ships for a total of 14.1 million tons GRT. This figure is roughly 70% of all allied shipping losses in all theatres of the war and to all hostile action. The most successful year was 1942 when over 6 million tons of shipping were sunk in the Atlantic.
The captain is being charged with causing a shipwreck, multiple manslaughter and aiding and abetting trafficking. Bikhit is being charged with aiding and abetting trafficking. Prosecutors say they still don't know for sure how many people died in the sinking, but it could be as many as 950.