3 hours ago · Germany
In 1944, a German U-boat sank the SS Cornwallis off Maine, killing 43 sailors; 82 years later, a dive team ended a seven-year search by locating the wreck almost 400 feet underwater in July 2026
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After years of diligent searching and research, a team of deep-sea divers has successfully located the wreck of the SS Cornwallis, which sank in 1944 after being torpedoed by the German submarine U-1230, leading to the loss of 43 lives. Utilizing cutting-edge sonar technology, the wreck was discovered nearly 400…
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