French submarine lost for over half-a-century located in Mediterranean [View all]

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Source: France 24

A French submarine that went missing in the western Mediterranean in 1968 has been located during a search mission, officials said Monday, ending a 51-year wait for families of the deceased who continue to seek answers to the naval disaster.

"It's a success, a relief and a technical feat," Defence Minister Florence Parly wrote on Twitter, after the wreck was discovered 45 kilometres (30 miles) off the southern French port of Toulon. "I am thinking of the families who have waited for this moment for so long," she said.

The diesel and electric-powered Minerve submarine was lost off France's southern coast with 52 sailors on board on January 17, 1968.

The discovery was ultimately made on Sunday by a boat belonging to private US company Ocean Infinity, which found the Minerve at a depth of 2,370 metres (7,800 feet), a senior French naval officer told AFP.

Read more: https://www.france24.com/en/20190722-french-submarine-minerve-located-mediterranean-lost-1968

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For those who are into this kind of stuff like yours truly, this will hopefully close the case on one of the alltime great maritime mysteries...

Now if only we could find the USS Cyclops and about two dozen historically significant aircraft which are still waiting to be found on the ocean floor...

EDIT: And it has to be said that Ocean Infinity is on a roll... They have racked up some VERY impressive finds the past few years....