Faultless Operation of Minerve
When Minerve sank in January 1968, Commander Philipe Bouillot noted about Fauve’s experience and service to submarine operations. Bouillot spoke of the submariner’s dedicated service as he had covered over 7,000 hours of diving with Daphne-class submarines. The lieutenant also noted that he never experienced any problems with the type of subs, nor did he with Fauve. Based on this commendation, we can safely say Daphne-class submarines were reliable and trusted.
Faultless Operation Of Minerve
Blaming the Weather
With the quality of the submarines and the experienced commander and crew, people found it strange after no contact could be made when the last radio message was recorded. They agreed the weather could be the only issue resulting in the sinking of the sub. No matter how well-prepared a crew is, or how powerful a vessel, the ocean can easily become a devastating host. At the time the sub was in the Mediterranean, wind speeds were recorded to be up to 70 mph.
Blaming The Weather
