o ard , ▁the ▁dis aster ▁claimed ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁ 1 6 8 ▁people ▁in ▁total , ▁while ▁only ▁ 3 2 ▁surv ived . ▁ ▁Spe cul ations ▁There ▁are ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁spec ulations ▁on ▁who ▁s unk ▁Ref ah . ▁The ▁latest ▁release ▁by ▁the ▁Italian ▁Naval ▁Ministry ▁admitted ▁s inking . ▁Ref ah ▁ste amer ▁was ▁s unk ed ▁by ▁an ▁Italian ▁sub marine ▁named ▁O nd ina ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁Cor rado ▁Dal ▁Poz zo ▁at ▁location ▁indicated ▁as ▁( 3 6 . 0 8 N - 3 4 . 4 4 E ) ▁in ▁Italian ▁naval ▁records . ▁O nd ina ▁and ▁Italian ▁Naval ▁records ▁show ▁the ▁sub marine ▁fired ▁a ▁tor ped o . ▁Check ▁out ▁the ▁following ▁link ▁as ▁reference : ▁http :// www . reg iam arina . net / sub s / actions / sub _ ops _ sub _ us . asp ? v essel = O nd ina ▁ ▁O nd ina ▁sub marine ▁was ▁also ▁s unk ed ▁a ▁year ▁later ▁by ▁the ▁war ships ▁named ▁English ▁Prote a , ▁Southern ▁Ma id ▁( S outh ▁African ) ▁and ▁Wal rus ▁war plan es ▁near ▁Cy pr us ▁At ▁( 3 4 - 3 5 ▁N , ▁ 3 4 - 5 6 ▁E ) ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁However , ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁O nd ina ▁was ▁under ▁Li utenant ▁Gab rie le ▁Adolf i ▁at ▁that ▁time . ▁The