The Altalena shipwreck, sunk in June 1948 off Tel Aviv, was found intact at a depth of 503 meters west of Israel's coast, with Israel announcing the recovery on Monday. The vessel had sailed from France carrying weapons for the Irgun militia before being sunk on orders from David Ben-Gurion, resulting in 19 total deaths. The discovery revives details of the incident including casualty figures and statements from Menachem Begin.