Mystery of missing HMS Urge has FINALLY been solved: Wreck off the coast of Malta is confirmed to be the WWII submarine - putting an end to claims the sub was sunk by Italian warplanes during a secret mission off the coast of Libya
HMS Urge vanished with all hands en route to Alexandria, Egypt, in April 1942
Her wreck was first found off the coast of Malta by researchers back in 2019
Recent dives have revealed her ID N17 on the conning tower s port side
Based on the wreck s damage, expert believe HMS Urge was sunk by a Nazi mine
| UPDATED: 18:47, Wed, Mar 10, 2021
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