Swinemünde harbour

Diver Joe Mazraani spent some 20 years looking for the last resting place of U-550.The team searched 259 km²  of seabed before finding the wreck.They keep the exact place secret for the moment to avoid the wreck being pillaged by other divers.According to the team,the wreck is relatively intact.Family of the victims will be told the location of their relatives last resting place.
44 crew lost their lives,12 survived the battle.
The photo showes crew trying to leave the sinking submarine.
from The Standaard Online News.
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U-550 ,last  moments.

Submarine in Stettin harbor in January 1942