U 171 wreck

Sunk at 13:00 on 9 Oct, 1942 in the Bay of Biscay near Lorient, France, by a British mines. 22 dead and 30 survivors. This is a very good wreck dive. Since 1999 it is forbiden to dive inside the wreck Folowing the demand of the german submarines friendship which want to make a memorial from the wreck. A very good page (in french): http://perso.orange.fr/cdasm.56/u171.htm 2.5 miles west northwest of Groix island west point. U 171 wreck is also known as U-171, U-boat 171.