Discovery

German researchers say they have found a Nazi-era submarine that sunk in the Atlantic Ocean during World War II. The RebikoffNiggeler Foundation says the wreck of U-581 was found last September at a depth of about 900 meters near the Azores island of Pico. The discovery was announced last month, exactly 75 years after the submarine was scuttled by its commander following a clash with the British destroyer HMS Westcott. All but four of its 46 crew survived. German researchers Kirsten and Joachim Jakobsen found U-581 using a custom-made submersible designed for exploring and filming underwater life. Footage captured by the researchers shows the wreck covered in cold water corals. era époque / submarine sous-marin / to sink, sank, sunk couler / wreck épave / depth profondeur / to scuttle saborder / following à la suite de, après / clash affrontement, confrontation, bataille / destroyer contretorpilleur / but ici, sauf, excepté / crew équipage / custom-made fabriqué/fait sur mesure (dans un but précis, à des fins spécifiques) / to design concevoir.