Another one to add to the list!
"Remains of WWI Nazi Submarine revealed by shifting sands at Skerries following record low spring tide.
Climate change coastal conditions along with a record low spring tide have been blamed for shifting sands at Shenick Island, Skerries, where the wreck of a WWI Nazi U Boat has been revealed on the island's seaward (easterly) side..
The rusted hulk, confirmed by nautical archaeologist Marjory Dawe as a Type VIIC U-boat submarine, is already thought to be the infamous UB-96, which sunk the 2,000 tonne British steamer Polwell near Lambay on June 5, 1918.
All 30 crew of The Polwell managed to land safely at Rockabill lighthouse off Skerries an hour later. The Polwell was one of 31 ships sunk by U-96 between 1917 and 1918, according to "Warships, U-Boats and Liners," a guide to shipwrecks mapped in Irish waters. The book is publised by the Government Stationery Office and is the result of ongoing collaboration between the National Monument Service and the Geological Survey of Ireland in identifying shipwrecks surveyed during the Irish National Seabed Survey (INSS) and the INFOMAR mapping project.
The fate of U-96 was never known, but it is thought that a torpedo misfired and blew a portion of the U-boat's bulkhead resulting in its sinking just off Shenick Island where it has lain largely undisturbed now for just over 100 years, until the historic tidal and climate conditions that resulted in it being revealed.
A spokesperson for the Irish Defense Forces has stated that Shenick Island is off limits until it is established that the wreck does not pose a danger and the public are warned not to make the hazardous journey out to the island either from the coast by foot or by sea until such time as the safety ban has been lifted.
Facebook, 4/1/2019
