The Gold Coast Bulletin

WWI sub discovered

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A GERMAN submarine from WWI was found basically intact and with 23 bodies inside off the coast of Belgium.

Authoritie­s said the UBII sub was found on the floor of the North Sea between 24m to 29m below the surface.

The boat is 26m long and nearly 6m wide.

“It’s quite amazing that we found something like this,” Western Flanders governor Carl Decaluew said.

“The impact damage was at the front, but the submarine remains closed and there are 23 people still on board.”

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