The Announcement Board

The wreck of U-297 located

Posted on: 12 Mar 2001 at 17:54.

British newspapers have been reporting the find of U-297 some 16 miles west of Orkney Islands.

The boat was discovered in 285 feet of water in May 2000 by divers Ian Trumpness and Kevin Heath of Stromness.

The boat had been believed to have been lost in the Pentland Firth.

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