Case file · Anomaly hotspot
The Israeli submarine Dakar vanishes
The Israeli Navy submarine INS Dakar disappeared in the eastern Mediterranean on 25 January 1968 on her delivery voyage from Britain, with 69 crew.
1968 CE · 34.27, 26.40 · status: explained
The account
For 31 years her fate was unknown, giving rise to theories of Soviet or Egyptian attack. The wreck was found in 1999 at about 3,000 m between Crete and Cyprus.
The sceptical view
The cause of the sinking is still unknown, but no evidence of an attack has been found.