Finnish Divers Find WWI U-Boat Lost In 1915
A group of Finnish divers have claimed that they have found the wreckage of the German submarine U-26, which sank in the Gulf of Finland nearly 100 years ago.
The German submarine was built in May 1914, two months before World War I broke out, and sank during the war in August 1915.
The U-26 became the pride of Germany when it bombed and sank four Russian warships in the Baltic Sea during its one year of service.
The submarine, with a 30-strong crew on board, disappeared without any trace.
According to local media, Jouni Polkko from Badewanne speculated that the submarine was most likely destroyed by Russian minefields, which were deployed to block German warships from entering the Gulf of Finland.
German authorities say they have done what they can to obtain information on the whereabouts of the U-26 over the past century, but had found nothing.
Source: bdnews24.com
