Greek divers have discovered the remains of an Italian submarine sunk by Allied Forces in the Aegean Sea during World War II, 80 years after it was sunk as reported by GCaptain.
Visual investigation
The Jantina sank on July 5, 1941, after being attacked by torpedoes fired by the British submarine HMS Torbay. It had departed from the Greek island of Leros with 48 sailors on board.
Kostas Thoctarides, one of Greece’s most well-known divers, and his colleagues discovered her last month at a depth of 103 metres, south of the island of Mykonos, using a remotely controlled underwater vehicle, the ROV Super Achilles, which carried out a complete visual investigation of the debris.
Naval conflict
“Naval history is a puzzle, and this is a piece of that puzzle,” nautical specialist Thoctarides told Reuters. “A naval conflict between two submarines is an uncommon occurrence.”
According to Thoctarides, Jantina’s identification was confirmed using information from Italy’s Naval History Office.
Thoctarides has discovered and recognised the fourth submarine.
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Source: GCaptain
