A group of divers have filmed the wreck for the first time at the spot where it has lain off the Buchan coast for the past 70 years The wreck of Uboat 16 was originally found in the 1970s, but documents pinpointing her location were lostIt wasn't really the numbers that were the problem, after all no fewer than 119 type XXI Uboats were completed by the time of the German surrender in May 1945 For the type XXI Uboat to have been effective it would've had to have been ready forThe site survey performed by RCAHMS suggests that the leak that forced U16 to surface may have occurred after running into a wreck located at the same site "The leak flooded the submarine's batteries (located beneath the toilet) causing them to release chlorine gas, leaving him with no alternative but to surface"
U 16 Submarine 1944 1945 Wreck Wrak Epave Wrack Pecio
