U-boat sinks SS Caribou off Newfoundland
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U-boat sinks SS Caribou off Newfoundland
Broadcast Date: Oct. 14, 1992
On Oct. 14, 1942, the Second World War comes crashing onto the shores of Newfoundland. German submarine U-69, prowling the Cabot Strait comes across the passenger ship S.S. Caribou returning to Port aux Basques. The U-boat lets fly a torpedo and blasts the Caribou out of the water. Some 137 passengers and crew are killed in what would be the final and most tragic attack in the Battle of the St. Lawrence.(less)
