CBC News on the possible discovery of remains of a German WW2 submarine in Labrador:<\/p>\n
The German government says it is possible, but added that it would be “sensational and unusual,” that a submarine could have ended up so far inland.<\/p>\n
“We do know that German U-boats did operate in that region,” said Georg Juergens, the deputy head of mission for the German Embassy in Ottawa.<\/p>\n
He notes that a Second World War-era, battery-operated weather station was found decades after being left in Labrador by a U-boat. It is now on display at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa.<\/p>\n
“We must brace ourselves for surprises,” Juergens told CBC News, while stressing that the submarine has yet to be positively identified.<\/p>\n
More than a dozen U-boats may still be unaccounted for, he said.<\/p>\n
If the mystery find is proven to be a submarine wreck, the German government does not favour bringing it to the surface.<\/p>\n
“That would be against our tradition and our naval customs,” Juergens said. “This site then would be declared a war grave at sea.”<\/p>\n
He said Canadian policy dovetails with German policy on such matters.<\/p>\n
According to Juergens, the Newfoundland and Labrador government is now involved in efforts to authenticate the possible wreck.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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