U714 - Eyemouth

[aure232]

1:51 photo is, i think, IX type u-boat. Hatch is open... Poor crew prolly did try to take a little chance escaping than slowly die down there. It were done before, some even survived...

[law101]

so how deep is this wrek at?

[ladebongo]

Please remenber: In this wreck died 50 german soldier. Please remeber when you dive this wreck.

thank you

[LeboDrzwi]

How is name of first song?

[dave581000]

Any idea why hatches were open?

[aure232]

@dave581000 There was very small chance to survive (at least some) getting out of sub and surfacing when sub were crippled on bottom but low enough. Some survived this, many perished. There was special equipment developed for that, they flooded ship reason to get able open hatch and had to be very fast then. If temperature, current, depth, training etc. weren't for their favor they died in process...At least this was faster than slowly die inside crippled sub.

[dave581000]

I think you'll find that the SA ship was not fitted with deapth charges but the new forward firing contact mortors. According to the offical records they picked up the boat at the depth of 50 m fired full barrage of 20 motors one hit(only explode when they hit target) target stopped movement after that. The British navel vessal went to the location the next day and dropped deapthcharges.

[aure232]

@dave581000 Hedgehogs. Deadly new things...

[craggon13]

superb,well done,like the cutback`s to the old photo`s.The voice sounded like the old fella on Beatles Yellow Submarine!was this intentional?

[longhunter1951]

Sunk 14 March, 1945 in the North Sea near the Firth of Forth, in position 55.57N, 01.57W, by depth charges from the South African frigate HMSAS Natal and the British destroyer HMS Vivern. 50 dead (all hands lost).

[larsboehme]

Really nice video. Well done! Need to work on my Trimix-Snorkel before I will dive this.

[GamerPro661]

What was the depth?

[Graemeg68]

Seabed was 55-60m. Top of wreck 51-56m depending upon the state of tide.