A WHITE ensign was today being laid over the wreck of Portland submarine M2 to mark the 75th anniversary of the disaster.
Ministry of Defence personnel and recreational divers were visiting the vessel, which sank during exercises off Lyme Bay, for the commemoration today.
The diving operation is the highlight of a series of events planned by the Nautical Archaeology Society (NAS) this autumn.
The entire crew of 60 sailors and airmen died when the unique aeroplane-launching submarine sank in 1932.
It is believed the disaster happened because the vessel’s hangar doors were opened before it properly surfaced.
(D’oh!)
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