 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Kunakidzwa nekuvandudzwa kwemamiriro ekunze eArctic, U-703 yaive nekutenderera kusingabudirire maererano nevakaurayiwa, asi chikepe chakatanga kushanda zvirinani sechikwata, uye kutenderera kwechipiri muna Chivabvu kwakawana mibairo, nekunyura kweiyo 6,000-ton American mutakuri SS Syros. Ngarava iyi yakanyura noupenyu hwamakore gumi nerimwe pashure pokunge torpedo yarova zvombo zvayo. Chikwata chimwe chete ichi chakawana kubudirira kukuru panguva yekuguma kwakaipa kweConvoy PQ 17 musi waMay 5, paakakwanisa kunyudza ngarava mbiri dzinotakura zvinhu, imwe yacho yakakuvadzwa nemabhomba eGermany akareba kare. Achidzokera kuchiteshi chengarava paNarvik, U-703 akafarirwa nekukunda kwake, asi akarwira kuti aite zvimwe zvinonakidza mukati megore, sezvo mamwe mapurisa ake maviri akasiya munhu mumwe chete, muparadzi weBritish, uyo akakuvara zvakaipisisa ne torpedo pedyo neConvoy PQ 18muna September. 