WW2 ships found....

Those ships will never be raised - at least not until there's some huge leap forward in technology. The steel in their hulls would be seriously weakened now even if it hadn't been submerged in salt water for seventy years. In all probability, if any sort of stress were put on those hulls they'd fall apart.

There are lots of shipwrecks off the Outer Banks. The most famous probably is the U.S.S. Monitor. Some years ago the Navy was able to raise her turret, which has been under extensive - and expensive - conservation since then. It's accepted that the hull can never be raised; it's deteriorated to the point where it's literally falling apart where it sits.

I believe there are at least a couple of other U-boats out there that would be more practical candidates for preservation - but it won't happen.

The best that can be done with these latest finds is to photograph them and document them thoroughly, and then leave them in peace.

You know, part of me agrees with the "leave the site alone" school of thought; but another part of me thinks there could very well be a couple to great pieces of history there for everyone to be able to share.

It would be nice to see the ships recovered and honored with rebuilds, and the area marked off as "sacred".

wow, real interesting find,thanks for posting

When my wife told me about this news story, my initial reaction was that it couldn't possibly be true. The waters off the Outer Banks have been thoroughly investigated - and at least a couple of other U-boat wrecks have been located. It didn't seem possible that the researchers had missed one.

But the news comes from NOAH, which is the best possible source. Apparently this pair of wrecks was somehow missed for the past 73 years. I wonder what the depth of the water is at that site.

Man, the U-boat looks like it's mostly intact.