Amidst the turbulent waters of the Baltic Sea, a fateful encounter unfolded on the night of September 17, 1941, forever entwining the destinies of the Soviet mine layer, the Ural, and the German Type VIIC U-boat, U-149. In a moment of catastrophic collision, the two vessels became ensnared in a deadly embrace, their hulls interlocked in an underwater ballet of destruction. With the U-boat's pressure hull breached and the Soviet crew valiantly attempting to maintain buoyancy, the scene was set for a desperate struggle for survival.
