Bermuda Triangle

[Tora]

Just had the following occur three times in five years as the Egyptians.
The announcement pops up that I've lost a battle in the Sea of Crete with the loss of one ship, leading me to believe that some one has unexpectedly declared war. Upon further inspection there is indeed an Italian fleet parked there but the Alliance listings show that I'm not at war with them. Over the next four years every fleet I send to the Sea of Crete is attacked and sunk yet the Italians remain officially neutral.
In retrospect this has also happened when playing as Turks, Mongols and Byzantines, always the Sea of Crete and always that bloody Italian fleet with a smug "Wot me Guv?" look on it's face, which I hope to wipe off when my new baggala production facility gets into gear.
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[Lord Of Storms]

Bloody pirates thats all build your flett and open up a can a woop ass on emhttp://www.gifs.net/animate/radar.gif

[Red Harvest]

If you don't share any borders or sea zones with those Italians on the turn after they sink your boat, then you will again be neutral. But they DID sink your boat (that guys stars will be going up if you keep sending in fodder.) Very confusing, but that's the way it works. Send him two or three boats to play with at a time and he'll be civil.