Lost Submarine With 80 Sailors Found With Shocking Message Inside

it hadn't been seen by anyone yet only those on site who recorded it of anyone who should see it it should have been two women in particular it was a heart-wrenching mystery that was finally uncovered the mystery had been around for decades then lost 52 project got their hands on the case Tim Taylor and his wife Christine Dennison's private company had one very clear goal that would take them from foreign libraries to the freezing depths of the ocean floor the name project 52 was because 52 submarines had disappeared WWII they looked to recover them they had a lot of resources at their disposal and even got the go- ahead from the government but they had other important duties too a duty to give closure to the many families of the people on the subs when they disappeared now that they had the green light to look for the USS Grayback they put everything on the case 80 people disappeared along with it and it had been so long that they weren't coming back but the truth would just be good enough but this was a special case the project wasn't a normal one no one even knew where the submarine had been for 3/4 of a decade it was weirdly not where it should have been Tim looked over the notes he had found for the third time he had to make sure that he had read it properly the submarine left Pearl Harbor in late January 1944 and after a month reported that it had successfully sunken two Japanese ships but they had a problem on their hands after engaging with two Targets the submarine was running low on ordinance the submarine planned on docking at Midway aall but after 3 weeks it was clear it wasn't going to arrive then Tim found a clue in the notes in the document it read that an enemy plane had found a submarine that matched their description and sunk them was the translation really right he couldn't believe it he was like a detective finding new Clues he had to make sure so he called the Japanese officials that could help him he worked with a translator and the original documents to make sure but then they discovered something quite concerning together the documents he had before were just translations from the originals but it seemed that when the document was translated there may have been a single digit that was wrong and it would cause a massive error and explain the mystery what made it worse was that the new location was 100 Mil away not only that if they wanted to cover all their bases they would have to search an area of over 10 square nautical miles in only 24 hours Tim and his wife rushed to get their team and Equipment together with a mix of excitement and worry at least their main piece of advanced Tech was ready to go and water baby a 14t long autonomous underwater vehicle the thlb submersible drone was soon bobbing on the surface of the ocean Tim held his breath every time the water drone resurface to transmit data to their computers on the main ship every 3D image he stitched together was like a maddening tease being so close to the truth but still not showing any sign of the Grayback suddenly the Drone pinged that something had happened happened the Drone had signaled there was a malfunction the entire team sunk in defeat it was the worst possible moment since they were nearly at the end of their time frame all Tim could do was stitch together that last batch of images with a long sad face but he quickly noticed something odd it wasn't the normal array they had seen before well there was a distinct set of lines enough to give him hope Tim ran to the door and called for his wife his heart raced had they finally found it the entire team looked at each other with wide eyes there was the gray back they all cheered and slapped each other on the back it had been decades but another sub had finally been found and oh boy was this big lady impressive had even with the damage inside a clear message they had run into trouble Tim could see just how amazing the sub was she had been built by Groen Connecticut's Electric Boat Company the one that built the US Navy's first sub ever this girl had some serious Firepower back in her day her maximum surface speed was 20 knots and at lower speed she could stay underwater for up to 48 hours between that the water displacement of 2,410 tons and a range of just over 12,500 Mi she was not an easy ship to take down suddenly a hush fell over the Salvage team it was a somber sobering realization they hadn't just found a hunk of metal 1,400 ft below the waves but they had found the last resting place of 80 men even if there were no remain left they were floating above a graveyard it was a harsh reminder that the next most important part was also going to be the hardest there would be no public broadcast or announcement not until they showed two vital people who had been waiting a lifetime to know the truth die Days Later Tim and his wife sat at the table with two older women Gloria hery and Cathy Taylor who had both lost an uncle in the disaster the two women though grateful for the chance to meet couldn't help but feel a bit confused they wondered why timid invited them and what the purpose of this Gathering was Tim sensing their hesitation broke the silence we haven't broadcast this yet he said softly his voice filled with a quiet reverence we wanted you to be the first ones to know that this is the Grayback a beat of Silence hung in the air before Tim reached forward and pressed play on the projector the room darkened as the screen flickered to life and the women's eyes widened the initial shock registered on their faces but as the images continued to unfold their emotions shifted glor eyes slowly widened her face a mixture of disbelief and wonder Kathy unable to contain her reaction clapped her hand over her mouth a soft gasp escaping her lips the raw emotion was palpable as the tears began to flow fast and uncontrollable oh my God she whispered her voice trembling her hand pressed harder over her mouth as she watched the video unable to look away the scene before them was a somber one and within moments both women were sobbing openly but it felt as though the weight of the years of waiting un certainty and loss had all come crashing down at once Tim kept his gaze fixed on the women his voice soft but firm this is where your uncles are he said barely above a whisper the footage continued to roll slowly panning over the length of the graybacks hull but once a pristine symbol of military strength the ship now lay in Ruins decaying with time the Sleek shining metal was now marked by years of corrosion the once glimmering surface now a modeled combination of greens and blacks the impact site where the torpedo had struck the ship appeared on the screen the damage was as horrific as it had been described in reports but now with this footage it felt all the more real Gloria's breath caught in her throat as the camera focused on The Battered remains she reached for Cathy's hand her fingers trembling as the full weight of the moment hit her Cathy's grip tightened as the two women exchanged a glance one filled with sorrow and grief they shared a silent understanding their Mutual loss connecting them in a way words could not describe Tim and his wife sat quietly the silence in the room thick with emotion it was clear that this moment had stirred something deep within the women the video played on but neither of them seemed to notice anymore instead they held each other tightly the tears coming in waves unrelenting and fierce the pain of years spent wondering of not knowing what had happened had been replaced with a Bittersweet confirmation their uncles the men they had loved and lost were finally coming back to them eventually Kathy ever the strong one took a deep breath and reached for a tissue her hands hands were shaky but she managed to wipe her eyes composing herself she turned toward Tim her voice thick with emotion but steady nonetheless he's come back she said her eyes meeting Tims thank you thank you very much timk throat tightened as he struggled to hold back his own tears the words simple yet profound pierced to the grief in the room like a quiet Beacon of closure while the long painful search for answers had ended and in its place the women found something unexpected a sense of Peace the group sat together in a com able silence each person processing the moment in their own way as the video continued the room filled with quiet conversations the women shared stories of their uncles how they had grown up their quirks their laugh the things they had loved Loria spoke of how her uncle had always been the life of the party the one who could make anyone laugh while Cathy smiled through her tears as she recalled the letters he had sent from aboard the Grayback full of optimism and excitement Tim and his wife now in their own way part of this extended family shared the painstaking joury Journey they had taken to find the gryback they spoke of the breadcrumbs they had uncovered the tiny fragments of information that had slowly LED them to this moment it had been a long grueling process full of dead ends and false hopes but in the end it had been worth it and finally there was a moment of quiet understanding among all of them the answers they had been searching for it finally arrived and while it would never undo the years of hard action loss it brought a sense of closure it was the beginning of the end of a long chapter and for Gloria and Cathy was a reminder that though their uncles were gone their memory would always live on immortalized in the footage that now told the story of the greyback