Sonar Images Reveals A 100-Year Old German Submarine Believed To Be Sunk By Sea Monster

Sonar images of the seabed uncovered ruins of a 100-year old German UB-85 submarine believed to be sunk by the sea monster. The finding was found during the ongoing project by the National Grid and Scottish Power off the coast of Scotland.

The German UB-85 submarine was sunk during the World War One. Many issues came up about its sinking. Most people said that it was drowned by the sea monster.

 U-boat commander Captain Krech described it sinking based on the legend. He said that the submarine was attacked by a huge sea creature with big eyes, set in a horny sort of skull. He further said that it had a small head, but with teeth that could be seen gleaming in the moonlight, as noted by IFL Science.

In the story, the beast was so massive that it compelled the U-boat to list and the crew began shooting the monster until it went down into the sea. On the other hand, the forward deck plating had been damaged during the fight and it could no longer submerge.

Meanwhile, the British military had the different version of its sinking. It is reported that it was seen and destroyed by a British patrol boat -the HMS Coreopsis, when the submarine surfaced on April 30,1918, according to CNN. They captured the submarine and forced the crew to surrender before the U-boat sunk.

Laura Clouting, a historian at Imperial War Museums talked about these types of submarines. She said that these were implemented to interrupt the trade by targeting the vessels bringing imports to Britain. She further said that these attacks were very effective and ruined millions of tons of goods into Britain. "It was a long-term strategy."

This U-boat strategy was provocative and Britain's allies became angry. America was angry too that time with the U-boats because it targeted passenger liners rather than the legitimate military target, according to Clouting.