SOURCE: Spero News
11-22-13
tags: World War II, shipwrecks, U-Boats, Indonesia
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11-22-13
U-Boat discovered off the coast of Indonesia
Breaking Newstags: World War II, shipwrecks, U-Boats, Indonesia
Indonesian archeologists said they've found a Nazi submarine submerged
near the island of Java after being tipped-off by local divers. The
wreck contains at least 17 skeletons.
Researchers from the Indonesian National Archeology Center announced they discovered the swastika engraved on materials located near the wreck. They believe they discovered the Nazi submarine "U-168" that was sunk by allied forces during World War II. The engine was destroyed by a torpedo from a Dutch submarine in 1944.
"This is the first time we've discovered a foreign submarine from the war in our waters," said Bambang Budi Utomo, who directed the team of archeologists....
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Researchers from the Indonesian National Archeology Center announced they discovered the swastika engraved on materials located near the wreck. They believe they discovered the Nazi submarine "U-168" that was sunk by allied forces during World War II. The engine was destroyed by a torpedo from a Dutch submarine in 1944.
"This is the first time we've discovered a foreign submarine from the war in our waters," said Bambang Budi Utomo, who directed the team of archeologists....
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