A long lost British Second
World War submarine that vanished 73 years ago has been found with 71 dead
bodies of crew off the coast of Italy. The 1,290 tonne vessel was found by a
diving team at a depth of 100 metres, close to the island of Tavolara, off the
northeast coast of Sardinia. The submarine vanished without a trace around
Janaury 2, 1943 and is believed was hit by a mine in the Gulf of Olbia.
"Immediately I thought of the destiny of the men who met their deaths down there. It was a fate shared by so many men, submariners in particular, fighting on all both sides of the conflict," diving team leader Massimo Domenico Bordone told Italian media.
"Immediately I thought of the destiny of the men who met their deaths down there. It was a fate shared by so many men, submariners in particular, fighting on all both sides of the conflict," diving team leader Massimo Domenico Bordone told Italian media.
The submarine had left Malta on
December 28, 1942 for its first mission to destroy two Italian battleships when
they lay anchor at the port of La Maddalena. But after sending a signal on
December 31 the vessel disappeared without a trace. Military officials assumed
the submarine had been sunk, 'Daily Express' reported.