12-28-08, 02:33 PM
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Chief of the Boat
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Originally Posted by jaxa
Not only "Wilhelm Gustloff" was sunk there at the same time, "Steuben" and "Goya" too. It's not common known part of history, everybody know about "Titanic", but "Gustloff", "Steuben" and "Goya" are uknown for many people, even in Germany (on "Gustloff" died 9600 men, on "Goya" 6800 and on "Steuben" 3350 - on "Titanic" 1500).
"Gustloff" is better known of them because this ship probably transport Amber Room from Konigsberg to Germany.
This time these ships are protected by international and Polish law as war cemetaries, diving there is forbidden.
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The Amber Room...one of WWII's unsolved mysteries
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amber_Room
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/doublei...ries/amber.htm
http://www.geo.uw.edu.pl/HOBBY/AMBER/amberroom.htm
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5174876/
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaeoXWpwmDQ
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