INS Dakar-Her final rest

Somewhere in the Mediterranean, at the bottom of the sea between Crete and Cyprus rests the wreck of the INS Dakar. The pictures below show metal pieces, parts of a broken submarine, silent items and still photography. Unseen to the us there are 69 men that perished along with their boat. The sea is their grave and between the wreck of their broken submarine they rest.

INS Dakar as she rests on the bottom of the Mediterranean. This picture was made off many small pictures taken by
Nauticos people, during the discovery expedition in May 1999 and the second and final expedition in october 2000.

Graphical illustration of the Dakar from 4 different angles.


Bow and sonar dome	Anchor of the Dakar


Memorial plaque mounted to the bow by Tom Dettweiler and his crew	The memorial plaque before it was sent into the depths: "The men of INS Dakar, never forgotten"


Deformation of the hull	Doorway between the Engine room and the Stern compartment


After hatch - Stern section	The uniform of submariner Joseph Almog-Suisa (click for the story of the uniform)


Emergency Breathing Apparatuses System Hebrew writing is still clear after 32 years	Propellers and strut buried in the sand. Tips of 2 blades are seen.


Bridge section before it was salvaged	Buoy basket. The buoy that was in that basket, was found in 1968, a year after the accident and 31 years before the discovery.

Thanks to Tom Dettweiler and Nauticos corporation for letting us display those pictures.

Sponsored by :
Zahal, IDF, Israel military store

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Uri Dotan Bochner
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