
Divers find wreckage of World War II submarine that sank with 48 sailors aboard in "rare" naval confrontation
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The wreckage of an Italian submarine that was sunk 80 years ago with four dozen sailors aboard during World War II has been found off the coast of Greece. In an interview with Reuters and in a separate Facebook post, renowned Greek diver Kostas Thoctarides confirmed that his team found the Jantina in November.
The ship sank on July 5, 1941, with 48 crewmembers aboard after being hit by torpedoes fired by the British sub HMS Torbay in the Aegean Sea, Thoctarides said. Only six sailors managed to swim to safety to the island of Dilo, he said.
Records from Italy's Naval History Office confirmed the wreckage was the Jantina. Images posted by the diving team appear to show the submarine's deck gun.

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