The Crew Of This WW1 Sub Claimed They Were Attacked
By A Sea Monster – Now The Wreck Has Been Found
While laying an
undersea power line, Scottish engineers discovered a World War I German
submarine on the sea floor. Experts believe that the wreck is UB-85, a German
U-boat which the rescued crew claimed was attacked and sunk by a sea monster.
It’s a story that has been
repeated through the years, but one historian isn’t buying it. He
believes the story owes more to stories told and retold in the 20s than to the
facts of the war. Innes McCartney, a historian and marine archaeologist at
Bournemouth University, believes credulous journalists are to blame for
spreading the story.
The story goes like this: Captain Günther
Krech and his crew were captured by the crew of the British warship HMS Coreopsis on
April 30, 1918. When questioned, the captain said that their submarine
was no longer able to dive because a beast jumped out of the water and damaged
their vessel. He described a monster with horns, small eyes that were set
deep in his head, and masses of monstrous teeth. When the creature climbed
up the side of the ship, its weight pulled the boat onto its side. The
crew was forced to surrender to the British. They abandoned ship and
scuttled the boat.
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interesting stuff. Thanks for sharing. I had never heard of this incident before.
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