SS Gairsoppa was sunk by a German U-Boat in February 1941 . The ship had been carrying troops to the Pacific theatre of operations and was returning from New Guinea when it ran into trouble off Cape Gloucester on March 31, 1941. Only one of the 85 people on board survived the sinking . Wreck found 300 miles off the coast of Ireland , at a depth of 4,700 meters .
SS Gairsoppa was sunk by a German U-Boat in February 1941 . The ship was carrying a cargo of silver bullion , tea and pig iron . Only one of the 85 people on board survived the sinking . Wreck found 300 miles off the coast of Ireland , at a depth of 4,700 meters .