Historians have been remembering an extraordinary incident more than a century ago in which a German U-Boat was washed up on the beach in Hastings. The submarine surrendered to the Allies on this day in 1919 but was washed ashore during bad weather.
Historians have been remembering an extraordinary event in Hastings in 1919 when a German U-Boat was washed up on the beach.
Derek Johnson speaks to Steve Peak from the Hastings Fishermen's Museum and we hear from a man whose great-grandfather boarded the submarine - with tragic results.
Historians have been remembering an extraordinary incident more than 100 years ago in which a German U-Boat was washed up on the beach in Hastings. The submarine had been surrendered to the Allies on this day in 1919 but was washed ashore during bad weather.
Hundreds came out to see it but authorities gave the order for it to be broken up. We'll have much more on this story over the course of the day.
