SOS Vessel in Distress!

All sailors recognise that it takes particular courage to dive into the depths while locked in a submarine. Underwater, the slightest incident can quickly turn to tragedy. A look at the stories of the U-171 and the Vendémiaire.

In the 17th century, huge ships crossed the seas of the world to establish the power of kings with cannon fire. Contemporary archives record many maritime disasters, but some almost fell into oblivion.

Of all the world's shipwrecks, some have a special character: their victims were trapped in the bowels of the ships, turning the wreck into an underwater cemetery.