SOUNION, Greece - It was the hardest mission Greek researcher Kostas Thoctarides said he had ever undertaken.After a 25-year search, the mysterious disappearance of British WWII submarine H.M.S.
Triumph is coming to light after it was found more than 650 feet below the blue waters of the Aegean Sea. Thoctarides said the vessel was initially detected with a simple sonar through the help of his daughter."The wreck site is treated with respect as it is a wet grave of 64 people," said Thoctarides of the seven officers, 55 crew members and two commandos onboard.
Triumph was lost in the blue waters of the Aegean on Jan. 9, 1942. It began its operations in May 1939. It carried out 20 combat patrols and saw significant successes during its operation, sinking several enemy ships and the Italian submarine Salpa.Triumph now rests at the bottom of the open sea at a slight right tilt, thousands of miles off the coast. WRECKAGE OF US NAVY SUBMARINE FROM WORLD WAR II FOUND OFF JAPAN’S COASTAfter a 25-year search, the mysterious disappearance of British WWII submarine H.M.S.
Triumph is coming to light after it was found more than 650 feet below the blue waters of the Aegean Sea. (Kostas Thoctarides) The vessel's lowered visors and closed manholes testify that Triumph was on a deep dive at the time of its sinking, according to Thoctarides.