Researchers Discover, A 100-Year-Old German, U-Boat Wreck, United States seas
Researchers Discover A 100-Year-Old German U-Boat Wreck in Virginia: Report
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A German U-Boat submarine from World War I has been discovered 100 years after it was sunk in US seas. According to a National Geographic study, Eric Petkovic, a historian, shipwreck researcher, and skilled wreck diver discovered the shipwreck known as U-boat U-111 marine. The US Navy sank the U-111, the last German U-Boat submarine from World War I, off the coast of Virginia in 1922, falling to the bottom at a depth of 1,600 feet. Surprisingly, Petkovic discovered it in only 400 feet of water. Surprisingly, it was discovered in only 400 feet of water off the coast of Virginia, a substantially lower depth than projected but still outside the human diving range for all but a few professional technical divers, according to the site.

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Aside from that, five World War I German submarines and eight World War II German submarines have been discovered in US waters, with the U-111 being the only one known to have sunk off the US coast that has yet to be discovered, according to Newsweek.

According to Newsweek, the reckages of ships and submarines deteriorate quickly in the salinity of the ocean because metals corrode and rust more quickly due to the salt. Furthermore, whatever wood is present is typically consumed by boring worms and other deep-sea animals.

After being inspired by Robert Ballard’s discovery of the Titanic wreck in 1985, diver Erik Petkovic began studying Great Lakes shipwrecks, eventually becoming an excellent technical diver and author of numerous publications on shipwreck investigation.

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Mr Pekovic and his buddy Rusty Cassway utilised their 45-foot R/V Explorer diving vessel to find the unknown wreck, employing a ROV (remotely operated vehicle) to locate the U-boat near where they assumed the debris was.