But with death counts of about 1,500 and 1,200 respectively, both are dwarfed by what befell the Wilhelm Gustloff ... two divers who had explored the wreck in the late ’60s under Soviet supervision.

The Wilhelm Gustloff before its first departure in 1938 ... “Here was comparative safety inside the boat, on the other side certain death.” For those who remained on deck, it was becoming ...

On a freezing January night in 1945, a Soviet submarine unleashed hell on the MV Wilhelm Gustloff. Over 9000 lives—mostly civilians—were lost in minutes.

151; -- The sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff was the worst maritime disaster ... Death estimates vary between 5,200 — 9,327. The wreck now sits mute at the bottom of the Baltic Sea — some ...

The MV Wilhelm Gustloff refugee ship was sunk by Soviets ... director of diving support company LHM Healthcare, dived the wreck. He found that the 700ft liner had collapsed and the gold was ...

Shipwrecks in the Baltic Sea fascinate not only divers but also those intrigued by the legends of hidden treasures inside these ... and the passenger ship Wilhelm Gustloff, which served as a ...

In January 1945 in the freezing Baltic Sea, 9,000 to 10,000 people, mainly refugees and children, perished on board the Wilhelm Gustloff ... who has visited the wreck spoke first, followed ...

The wreck of a German ship sunk by Soviet torpedoes in the Baltic Sea 60 years ago, with the loss of 9,000 lives, is being systematically plundered by rogue divers. The Wilhelm Gustloff ...

The Wilhelm Gustloff was torpedoed on Jan. 30, 1945, killing thousands of people—many of them refugees 31,039 people played the daily Crossword recently. Can you solve it faster than others?