An exploration team led by Tim Taylor aboard the expedition vessel RV Tibur�n has located and documented the wreck of the WWII submarine USS R-12.
The R-12 was lost on June 12, 1 943, in 600 feet of water, sinking in less than 15 seconds. The submarine sank nearly 70 years ago, taking 42 U.S. servicemen to their deaths off the coast of the Florida Keys, Florida. Only two officers and three enlisted men survived.
To make the discovery, the team deployed an AUV, which collected the first imagery of the remains of R-1 2. The group is collaborating and sharing their findings with the U.S. Navy. Researchers with Tibur�n said they will return in spring 2012 to investigate the possible causes of the sinking and to collect detailed archeologica! baseline data.
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