Missing German WW2 U-boat found 82 years on

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Zeltmann, B., & Rutherford, J. (2026, October 21). Missing German WW2 U-boat found 82 years on. BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwvg0vjj5e2vo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

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BBC News · collected 2026-10-21 · by Britta Zeltmann, Johnny Rutherford

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A German World War II U-boat, the U-672, which was scuttled by its crew after being damaged in 1944 off Devon's coast, has been discovered 82 years later. Found at a depth of about 230 feet (70 meters), approximately 20 miles (32 kilometers) from Salcombe, the submarine was initially located by a deep-sea diving team from Portland and identified by Plymouth’s Gasperados dive team. The discovery was made possible due to incorrect coordinates in naval logs, leading to its recent rediscovery.
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Story summary

The German submarine U-672, missing since World War II after being damaged by the Royal Navy in July 1944, has been found off the coast of Salcombe, Devon, about 82 years later. The submarine was discovered at a depth of approximately 230 feet (70 meters) by a deep-sea diving team from Portland and identified by the Plymouth dive team Gasperados in August 2026. U-672 had been scuttled by its 52 crew members, all of whom survived, after it was attacked by HMS Balfour but left leaking underwater. The submarine's location could not be accurately pinpointed due to incorrect coordinates recorded in a navy log until now. Gasperados diver Dominic Robinson expressed satisfaction at being able to identify the vessel through clear features such as its snorkel and conning tower.

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Britta Zeltmann
2 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 A navy log showing the sinking had incorrect coordinates, resulting in it not being found until recently. Members of Gasperados said they were "really pleased" they could help identify the vessel.
2026-10-21 · assertive framing · Missing German WW2 U-boat found 82 years on
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Johnny Rutherford
1 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 A navy log showing the sinking had incorrect coordinates, resulting in it not being found until recently. Members of Gasperados said they were "really pleased" they could help identify the vessel.
2026-10-21 · assertive framing · Missing German WW2 U-boat found 82 years on
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Topics

British Gasperados German World War Two the Royal Navy

Subjects

British NORP · 2× Gasperados ORG · 2× German NORP · 2× Robinson PERSON · 2× Devon GPE · 1× Dominic Robinson PERSON · 1× Plymouth GPE · 1× Portland GPE · 1× Salcombe GPE · 1× the Royal Navy ORG · 1×

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Gasperados diver Dominic Robinson said: "Once we started moving around it and I started seeing the individual features - I saw the snorkel, I saw the conning tower, all those kind of things - I knew that we were going to get the video needed to identify it, so I was really pleased about that." After its attack, the U-boat was left leaking underwater. Its commander waited for as long as possible before making the decision to blow the tanks and bring the sub up to give its crew a last chance of survival.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-21
🔮 A navy log showing the sinking had incorrect coordinates, resulting in it not being found until recently. Members of Gasperados said they were "really pleased" they could help identify the vessel.
2026-10-21 · BBC News
Missing German WW2 U-boat found 82 years on · assertive framing

Claims (9 extracted, 1 hedged)

- Published A German submarine that went missing during World War Two after being damaged by the Royal Navy has been discovered 82 years on. Plymouth dive team Gasperados identified the U-672 about 20 miles (32km) off Salcombe, Devon, after it was discovered by a deep sea diving team from Portland in August at a depth of about 230ft (70m). asserted
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The vessel was attacked by HMS Balfour in July 1944 but was scuttled by its 52 crew - all of whom survived. asserted
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A navy log showing the sinking had incorrect coordinates, resulting in it not being found until recently. Members of Gasperados said they were "really pleased" they could help identify the vessel. uncertain
they → show → vessel
Gasperados diver Dominic Robinson said: "Once we started moving around it and I started seeing the individual features - I saw the snorkel, I saw the conning tower, all those kind of things - I knew that we were going to get the video needed to identify it, so I was really pleased about that." After its attack, the U-boat was left leaking underwater. Its commander waited for as long as possible before making the decision to blow the tanks and bring the sub up to give its crew a last chance of survival. asserted
commander → say → survival
Robinson said they "managed to get it to the surface" before getting into their life rafts for survival. "They were bobbing around in the sea and then the very next day they were found by British aircraft, British vessels and then taken away to the prisoner of war camp," he explained. asserted
he → say → camp
German World War Two historian Dr Axel Niestle, who specialises in U-boats, said the wreck "was in the correct position" but, "due to a clerical error in the documents", had a position recorded which differed "some 46 miles (74km) from the actual position". asserted
which → specialise → position
The surviving crewmembers returned to Germany after the war, including the U-boat's skipper. asserted
crewmembers → survive → skipper
Robinson said he had spoken to his family, who said he lived a "long and happy life". asserted
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He added: "They just said how proud he would have been and how pleased he would have been to know that it had been found at last." asserted
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