German warship blasts Darth Vader anthem in heart of London. 'No deeper message,' navy says.

Germany’s navy says there was "no deeper message” in the choice to blast the famed Imperial March — Darth Vader’s theme song in the “Star Wars” films — from one of its warships as it cruised down the River Thames through London. A bystander captured the spectacle Monday on video, which quickly went viral on social media. The song selection made waves across Europe. The warship, the Braunschweig, is named for a city in Germany’s Lower Saxony — an area far, far away from London. The Germany Embassy to London says the warship's commander is a big “Star Wars” fan. There’s no word whether Anakin Skywalker was aboard.