The remains of Dakar were found by a company that had been contracted by the Israeli Navy to conduct a search for her, something that had been done on a regular basis ever since Dakar disappeared.
Her hull rests in two pieces in 2,900 meters of water, very near the position she should have been in when she disappeared. The bridge and conning tower were also separated from the hull The forward section of the hull, including the engine rooms, sits upright on the sea floor.
BBC News, 29 May, 1999
22 January, 1968 - The submarine Dakar (ex-HMS Totem) disappears in the eastern Mediterranean while on its maiden voyage from the British shipyard where she had been refurbished after being purchased by the Israeli Navy.
An extensive search is made by Israeli and American vessels, but the submarine is never found. The only trace ever found of Dakar was her Emergency Beacon, which was found washed up on a beach near Gaza.
The Israeli government went so far as to offer a reward for the discovery of Dakar.
69 men lost. No survivors.
(Adkins & Handler, pg. 35, BBC World Service)
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