In 1944, a German U-boat sank the SS Cornwallis off Maine, killing 43 sailors; 82 years later, a dive team ended a seven-year search by locating the wreck almost 400 feet underwater in July 2026

In a world where miles feel like inches, almost everybody is connected to each other. The whole world has become one village; yet the ocean floor still remains one of the most mysterious places for scientists. You’d be surprised to know that scientists now know more about outer space than they do about the ocean floor.The ocean has a way of holding on to secrets, sometimes for decades and even centuries.

Beneath its vast surface lie the remains of ships that once carried people, cargo and stories, many of which were never meant to be forgotten. One such story dates back to the Second World War, when a German submarine torpedoed a Canadian merchant ship off the coast of Maine, sending it beneath the waves in a matter of minutes.On December 3, 1944, the SS Cornwallis was travelling along the Maine coast when it was struck by a torpedo fired by German submarine U-1230. Of the 48 people aboard, only five survived.

For more than 80 years, the ship's final resting place remained a mystery.