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Re: U-459
Posted by: Jim Duffy ()
Date: August 07, 2008 11:07PM

I believe that 38 men left the sinking boat alive in two lifeboats. Each carried 19 survivors. One boat was picked up by the City of Capetown and the other was rescued by the Norwegian ship Talisman. One man on the latter died before reaching safety.

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U-459 Jim Duffy 08/03/2008 01:14PM
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