Heritage order to be placed on sunken U-boat for safety
The UC42, which sank at the entrance to Cork harbour on September 10, 1917, is laden with mines. It was laying them from special underwater tubes when an explosion occurred in its stern, resulting in the loss of all 27 crew onboard.
In 2012, the Naval Service covered the mine chutes and erected signs around the wreck advising divers not to approach the submarine for safety reasons.
