April 29, 2014: Sunken Ships

[xoxoxoBruce]

From the Cape Cod Times...

On April 28, 1944, eight American landing ships were conducting a D-Day rehearsal off the coast of southwest England.

By days end, hundreds of Americans died when German boats discovered the ships and attacked.

Two vessels were sunk. Another was badly damaged, but made it back to port. The torpedo attack off Slapton Sands, England, killed 749 soldiers and sailors that were conducting the training session Exercise Tiger.

Last month, the Pocasset-based Hydroid used one of its underwater vehicles recently to capture high-definition images of the two sunken ships — LST-507 and LST-531 — in honor of those who died, said Rick Morton, a company spokesman.

Honoring the dead? Hmm... Selling a product, methinks.
But it's another reminder of war's carnage... boom, another 750 dead just practicing.