They find a submarine that disappeared more than 50 years ago

"La Minerve", the submarine that sank in 1968 / AFP

"La Minerve", a French submarine that sank in January 1968 with its 52 crew members, was found on the seabed 45 kilometers from the port of Toulon.

The wreckage has a depth of about 2,400 meters and was located thanks to a campaign initiated by recent technological advances in underwater exploration, especially with the use of new sonars and drones.

French authorities said joining the families' emotion by the news and expressed the hope that it would help them in their duel. In addition, they announced that a memorial ceremony would be organized with them at sea in memory of 52 dead soldiers.

Last October, these families had requested the resumption of research, which finally took place on the last day 4 with new technological means.

In this device, the American ship "Seabed Constructor" arrived, that is to say, the one that finally yielded the submarine after the specialists had delimited an area where it was likely to be found. The Seabed Constructor, owned by the American company Ocean Infinity, helped to locate the Argentine submarine "ARA San Juan" last November, which sank in the Atlantic with its 44 crew members November 15, 2017. Minerve "sank in a few minutes on January 27, 1968 for reasons that have never been clarified.