underwater kills?

nfitzsimmons · 05-04-07, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Seaman_Hornsby

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Originally Posted by caspofungin

actually, there was 1 case -- hms venturer sank u-864 off the norweigan coast, both were at periscope depth.

Hmm, very interesting. Nice one!

Another brief account here.

Comcast had a Discovery Channel documenrary about the incident on on-demand last month, including interviews with one of the seamen and one of the officers of the HMS Venturer. Very good show.

The U-864 was carrying plans, parts, and technicians for the Jumo engines used in the ME-262, along with 60 tons of mercury as ballast. The mercury has seeped into the sea floor around the wreck, and the Norwegians have placed the surrounding area totally off limits for fishing. They're still trying to come with a plan for dealing with the pollution.