Tec Dive on U-581

Tec Dice on uboat U-581. German submarine U-581 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. She carried out two patrols and sank one auxiliary warship of 364 tons. She was scuttled by her own crew after being pursued and attacked by a British warship near the Azores, in February 1942. After 20 years of search, in 2016, in a depth of approx. 900 m, the boat was discovered and filmed For her second foray, U-581 left St. Nazaire on 11 January 1942. On 19 January, she likely sank the British armed trawler HMS Rosemonde northeast of the Azores. There is an element of doubt because the small warship was not reported missing until this date. U-581 was sunk by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Westcott near the Azores on 2 February 1942. Four men died; there were 41 survivors. One of U-581's officers, Walter Sitek, swam six kilometres to land. He was repatriated to Germany through neutral Spain. Sitek survived the war.