Missing Australian WWI submarine discovered after 103 years

The vessel was located about 300 metres deep off the Duke of York Islands by the survey ship Fugro Equator.

By: IANS | Sydney | Published: December 21, 2017 12:11 pm

In this undated image provided by the Australian Department of Defense fish swim around the helm of the Australian submarine HMAS AE1 off the coast of the Papua New Guinea island of New Britain (Photo via AP)

Australia resolved the oldest mystery in its naval history on Thursday after discovering its first submarine, the HMAS AE1, which disappeared over a century ago, official sources reported Thursday. The HMAS AE1 disappeared on September 14, 1914, with 35 people on board, for some unknown reasons while sailing between the islands of New Britain and New Ireland, in northeastern Papua New Guinea, reports Efe news.