From the July 27th WECT 6 NBC Wilmington, NC "Explorers find sunken German U-boat off Mass" by Jay Lindsay.
This is definitely big news right now.
The U-550 was sunk almost 70 years ago off Nantucket, massachusetts. Its sinking was just one more chapter in the Battle of the Atlantic which took place off the coasts of the United States (including the Gulf of Mexico). German submarines were on the prowl and sinking lots of Allied shipping, especially in 1942. Sadly. many Americans today know little if anything about it.
A privately-funded group founded by New Jersey lawyer Joe Mazraani found the sub on their second trip in two years to the site. Some members of the group have been looking for the 550 for twenty years.
Using side-screen sonar, the 7-man team found it listing to its side in deep water about 70 miles south of Nantucket. The 252 foot German sub was found on the second day of diving.
History of the U-550 Up Next. --greGen
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
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