German U-Boat UC/42 Rediscovered in Cork Harbour

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Originally Posted by Feuer Frei!

Well, it is a war grave, ie it should be left alone, out of respect to those 27 sailors who died.
R.I.P.

What better way to show them respect than to preserve their memory for future generations? Leaving the wreck to rot in the sea and be forgotten does nothing for them. We remember our fallen by marking their passage, one way or another. Leaving them to rot is not an acceptable course of action on land, so why should it be so at sea?