On the 15th of June 1939, 1500T French submarine Phénix sank off the Vietnamese coast with 77 souls on board.
85 years later, a French Team « La Voix du Souvenir » composed of avid technical divers, journalists and hydrographers traveled to Vietnam in an effort to find the location of the wreck and potentially unravel the events that led to the demise of the submarine and the loss of 77 lives in the dawn of World War II.
Through an extensive search in military and civil archives, the Team uncovered crucial details about the potential location of the wreck most likely located at a depth of about 100m below surface.
➡️ The team will deploy a YUCO-SCAN Micro-AUV and survey the area at a depth of 100 meters to collect side scan data and video image, taking advantage of the GoPro option to pinpoint the location of the wreck prior to set up a diving expedition in the second phase of the project.
SEABER is proud to be involved and to support this project, helping a team of enthusiasts to locate the wreck and pay tribute to these French and Vietnamese sailors, who perished while on duty.
Congratulations to the whole team for their efforts and hard work! Chris Trebaol, Erwan L’Her 👏