Corkman to be remembered at ceremony for sunken submarine HMS Triumph

At the time of its disappearance, there were seven officers, 55 crew members, and two commanders on board
Corkman to be remembered at ceremony for sunken submarine HMS Triumph

Corkman Patrick Coakley and Norman cantwell in their navy uniforms.

On the bed of the Aegean sea off the coast of Greece lies the wreck of a British submarine, described by the diver who discovered it in recent months as the “wet grave of 64 people”.

Included in the watery grave are the remains of an adventurous sea man from close to Clonakilty, Co Cork, Patrick Coakley.

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