
Multibeam View of the Wreck of UB85, Image: Scottish Power
Engineers laying subsea power cables off Stranraer, Scotland have discovered the wreck of a World War I German UBIII-Class submarine, which may be either the UB-85 or the UB-82, both of which were sunk in the area. The possibility that the submarine may be the UB-85 has set the media and the internet abuzz, because according to legend, the UB-85 was sunk after being attacked by a sea monster. Some have even identified the creatures as the Loch Ness monster, or at least its salt-water cousin. International Business Times led with the headline “Did Nessie help win the war? German U-boat ‘sunk by sea monster’ discovered off Scottish coast.”