Athens: Greek divers have found the debris of the Italian submarine 80 years after it sank by allied forces in the Aegean Sea during the Second World War.
Jantina, who sailed from Greek Island Leros with 48 seafarers on the boat, sank on July 5, 1941, after being hit by a torpedo fired by the British Submarine HMS Torbay.
He was found last month by Kostas Thoctarides, one of the most famous Greek diverses, and his team, South Mykonos Island at a depth of 103 meters using underwater vehicles operated remotely, Rov Super Achilles, who detailed the visual inspection of debris.
“Navy history is like a puzzle, and this is part of the puzzle,” Thoctarides, a maritimeist, told Reuters.
“The confrontation of two submarines is a rare naval event.” Jantina’s identity was verified using a note from the Italian Naval History Office, said Thoctarides.
He is the fourth submarine located and identified by Thoctarides.