The wreck of a German submarine has been discovered - and kept secret for two years - by the Dutch Navy.
The World War I vessel was uncovered during hydrographical research in October 2009 and kept secret while German authorities confirmed the identification and relatives of those killed on board were traced.
The U-boat was found by HNLMS Snellius, which was engaged in charting the sea some 40 miles north of Terschelling island. It was hoped that the unidentified object on the sea floor was Dutch submarine O-13 which went missing in June 1940, but a closer investigation revealed that the submarine was much older.
War memorial
A brass ID plate on an air vessel on board the wreck identified the submarine as Germany's U-106, which sank sometime before 1918 during World War I,
A Navy spokesperson said that the submarine will not be lifted, being left on the sea bed instead and given an official war memorial status.
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