"It's a success, a relief and a technical feat," Parly wrote on Twitter as she announced the discovery of the Minerve submarine which was lost near the French port of Toulon off France's south coast with 52 sailors on board. "It's a success, a relief and a technical feat," Defence Minister Florence Parly wrote on Twitter, after the wreck was discovered off the southern French port of Toulon. The Minerve submarine was lost off France's southern coast with 52 sailors on board on January 17, 1968. Also in 1968, the Soviet K-129 submarine armed with three nuclear missiles was lost in the North Pacific. The year 1968 was also marked by the disappearance of The Dakar, an Israeli vessel carrying out its maiden voyage with 69 men on board.

Source: The Local July 22, 2019 09:53 UTC