Missing British Submarine Finally Located After 80 Years, Remains of 64 Men Believed To Be Still Within the Sub

A missing submarine lost underwater for over 80 years had been found. Divers discovered it in the Aegean Sea at 666 feet, and the remains of the British men onboard were believed to be still inside it.

Lost HMS Triumph Found After 80 Years

The ship vanished under strange circumstances in January 1942 while operating off the coast of Greece. According to the Daily Mail, 64 of the guys on board at the time -- all British service members who had received 36 medals for their courage -- are still believed to be within the sub.

Incredible video captures the recently discovered wreck, which has not yet been positively identified as HMS Triumph, tens of kilometers off the coast of Cape Sounion. Divers have determined that the impact is "unequivocally" Triumph due to distinctive features on the sub's hull and its position. However, additional analyses are still "ongoing."

Kostas Thoktaridis, a seasoned Greek diver who first learned about the HMS Triumph story in 1998, referred to this self-funded voyage as the "hardest" he had ever undergone.

He and his colleagues used a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) with sonar, which utilizes sound waves to "see" through water and find underwater objects, to locate the sub.

The ROV then captured eerie imagery of the ruin using cameras, capturing details like the rusty stern, top hatch, and manholes. Despite submerging for over 80 years, the wreck is in good condition but covered with barnacles and other marine life.

Four submarines, including HMS Perseus in 1997, have been discovered by Thoktaridis and associates in Greek waters. According to Thoktaridis, the history of the submarine Triumph is multifaceted, exceptional in nautical history, and inextricably linked to the secret agencies that operated throughout the darkest hours of occupation. The crash site is respected because it contains the remains of 64 persons.

Due to Greek archaeology rules that aim at shielding shipwrecks from interference, the precise location will not be released. Thoktaridis added that there are closed manholes and lowered visors, suggesting that the sub was in a deep dive at its demise.

They also discovered a wooden steering wheel, compass, and a four-inch cannon slightly raised higher in the submarine's tower.

HMS Triumph (N18) was 275 feet (84 meters) long. It's a T-Class submarine of the Royal Navy. It was laid down by British firm Vickers at Barrow-in-Furness and launched in 1938. It was lost in transit in 1942 and rediscovered this month.

Titanic Submersible Lost

While the missing submarine that had been lost for over eight decades was finally found, another submersible went missing last week. The Titanic sub named Titan lost contact with its mothership on June 18.

After days of search and rescue missions, they found debris consistent with the component used in the missing vessel. Admiral John Mauger of the US Coat Guard (USCG) announced that Titan was lost due to a "catastrophic implosion."

Aboard the Titanic sub were billionaires CEO Stockton Rush, Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman Dawood, Hamish Harding, and Paul-Henri Nargeolet, who were all presumed dead. Before the announcement that the submersible was lost due to implosion, ex-commanding officer Andy Coles said that the passengers were unlikely to survive and were probably already dead due to hypothermia and carbon dioxide poisoning.

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