The motorship Altair was a originaly a ship from Holland, but was taken by German already under the production of her at Amsterdam on October 10 1941. The Germnans used her as a transport vessel for German troops. On April 4th 1943 Altair sailed under protection of a German aa-vessel ( flakschiffe ) north along the Norwegian coast when she is attacked by three aircraft's outside Vevang of the type Handley Page Hampden from the British squadron 489 which are on a reconnaissance mission. With gunfire and torpedoes the airplanes initiate an attack on Altair and hits the vessel with several torpedoes. Thanks to bad weather the British airplanes get away from the attack without injuries, but Altair is sinking slowly but firmly down in the deep. It is estimated that it were close to 190 men on board Altair when she was attacked, men no certain numbers on casualties is possible to find. Today the wreck of Altair in open waters outside Vevang at Eknesskjærfluene. The wreck is relatively broken down, but both the stern and the bow section is still intact. Wreck debris is scattered around the whole area, and it is rumored that an amount of ammunition still remains on the site. The remains of Altair are scattered on a depth of approximately twenty meters, while the stern rest on forty meters with her keel up. Altair is a popular dive site for the local sportsdivers, and trips are regularly out to the remains of this large vessel. The wreck site can only be reached by a boat...