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RE: UBoat off South African coast
Posted by: Peter ()
Date: July 24, 2001 08:46AM

<HTML>Hi Chris

I once heard a rumour that a u-boat surfaced in St Francis Bay and the commander let the crew go ashore. While researching this with a long time resident of the area, (found out that this was not true and that these types of stories exist all along the SA coast) he mentioned that a u-boat was anchored in Algoa Bay as a target for the SAAF schools in PE. Apparently this boat broke loose during a storm and was washed up somewhere in the Cape St Francis area. Fishermen are said to have fished off the wreck. As to the boat number or the validity of the story, I have no idea.

Please let me know if you discover anything.

Kind regards
Peter </HTML>

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UBoat off South African coast Chris Dixon 07/22/2001 03:38PM
RE: UBoat off South African coast Arnaldo S. 07/22/2001 07:07PM
RE: UBoat off South African coast Peter 07/24/2001 08:46AM
RE: UBoat off South African coast Peter 07/24/2001 08:54AM
RE: UBoat off South African coast MPC 07/27/2001 09:40AM


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