"Sunken U-boat" Topic
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| Hafen von Schlockenberg | 02 Apr 2017 6:11 a.m. PST |
I see CBS Sunday Morning is doing a story on a dive off the US coast:
link Should also later be on line. |
| Private Matter | 02 Apr 2017 7:47 a.m. PST |
That's not too far from where I live. |
Ed Mohrmann  | 02 Apr 2017 7:50 a.m. PST |
There are several sunken U-boats off the North Carolina
coast. I think the closest might be U-701, which is
about 10 miles off Avon, North Carolina and which may
be 'excursion' dived by contacting Divehatteras. They have a website with pix of the wreck and an extensive
narrative of the U-boat's patrol career, wartime
exploits, sinking and survival of a small portion of
the crew, including the commander. divehatteras.com/U-701.html |
| Major Mike | 02 Apr 2017 8:05 a.m. PST |
Part of the story is that the U-boat and its victim of the same day sinking lay just 250 yds from each other. |
| Col Durnford | 02 Apr 2017 8:58 a.m. PST |
Was it the same U-boat that sank itself? |
| Extrabio1947 | 02 Apr 2017 4:06 p.m. PST |
No, this one was taken down with depth charges and Kingfisher floatplanes. All the crewman (45) on the U Boat died, all the crewmen on the cargo ship the U Boat torpedoed survived. |
| 79thPA | 02 Apr 2017 6:30 p.m. PST |
I know a guy who has dove on the U-571 multiple times. It is at the limits of recreational diving depth, so you don't need a submersible to get to it, but the water is rough and you need to be an experienced diver. |
| Hafen von Schlockenberg | 03 Apr 2017 10:09 a.m. PST |
This is U-576. Interesting that they had a 93-year-old Merchant Marine vet on the research vessel. You can watch it here now: youtu.be/NJSsSa5uTds |
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