Amateur divers find U-boat wreckage

AFTER years of searching, five amateur divers have discovered the wreckage of a German U-boat which sank at the entrance to Cork Harbour in 1917.

All 27 crew on board the UC-42 died when the submarine sank while laying mines during the First World War. The vessel is believed to have been accidentally sunk by one of its own mines.

A team of five amateur divers discovered the wreckage on November 6. Found in 27 metres of water just off Roches Point, the U-boat measured about 38 metres long and was found in remarkably good condition with little obvious explosive damage.