Motor Vessel ''Armenia'', Sank in 1941 by German Bombing, Discovered in Black Sea

• 04.27.2020, 22:14
•  No-politics

Motor vessel ''Armenia'', sank in 1941 by German bombing, has been discovered in Black Sea, 15 km away from Crimea. ARMENPRESS reports, citing Ria Novosti, the sinking of the vessel was one of the greatest sea tragedies of the world.

For the examination of the vessel 1500 meters under water a Russian made underwater remote control device was used, which made the first photos of the object.

The searches of the sunk vessel were most actively conducted during the last 20 years. Over 300 square kilometers were studied during this period. The Russian Defense Ministry was in charge for the searches.

The Russian specialists have ruled out the possibility of the vessel being torpedoed, which was the official version of the disaster. At the same time there are traces of obvious destructions on the deck of the vessel which can be caused by air strikes.

The Soviet hospital ship ''Armenia'' was a transport ship operated by the Soviet Union during World War II to carry both wounded soldiers and military cargo. It had originally been built as a passenger ship for operations on the Black Sea.

The vessel was attacked on November 7 and sank in a period of 4 minutes. Just a few people survived.