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Re: Umona
Posted by: Rainer ()
Date: March 13, 2015 03:15PM

Hi John

U-124 encountered the float with the three men four days after sinking the UMONA. Schulz noticed that it had drifted 45 miles since then and calculated that they will reach the coast in 3 days, so he told them their position and after learning that they had no provisions he gave them a gallon of water, some cognac, a tin of biscuits and some pieces of wood to use as paddles.

Unfortunately the float came into another current and drifted away from land. One of the three men died before the small float was miraculously spotted by LORCA and the surviving men rescued after being 13 days adrift.

Best regards
Rainer

Crew member of uboat.net

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Umona jcrt 02/28/2015 10:57AM
Re: Umona Rainer 03/13/2015 03:15PM
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