25 kts underwater???!!!
That is faster than most WWI era Surface Combatants.
But....
Given where the exercise took place (off the Florida Coast), the Saphir did have plenty of places to hide, given the relatively shallow depth of the water, and that the bottom is littered with WWII era wrecks.
But, as has been mentioned.... No way to know what happened for sure.
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