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On the 15th of January 1945 the submarine U 486 returned to Bergen, Norway then departed from Bergen on the 9th of April 1945 and was hit by torpedoes from the British submarine: HMS Tapir which caused her to sink on the 12th of April 1945. The Norwegian petroleum company known as Statoil discovered the wreck of submarine U 486 early this year (2013) 250 metres/ 820 ft of the coast of Western Norway.
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The fate of U-486, a German submarine during World War II, is unknown. It was reported as missing on May 4, 1945, and it has never been found. It is presumed to have sunk, possibly due to an encounter with enemy forces or mechanical failure.
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