The SFRY Submarine Tunnels
What used to be called Yugoslavia is the site of abandoned and eerie submarine tunnels constructed along the Adriatic Sea. The tunnels in modern-day Croatia made up a strategic military location for the people fighting for the independence of the Island of Vis during the German occupation in the Second World War. The tunnels were the first modern military tunnels built into the Vis hillsides. The island was shrouded in mystery for years since it, particularly the underground tunnel network, used to be the base of the Yugoslavian army when the communism sentiment was still strong. The bunkers were carved deep into the mountains and provided vital military support until they were abandoned during the collapse of Yugoslavia in the ‘90s. It is still a tourist hot spot that thousands of people visit.
The SFRY Submarine Tunnels
The Isle of May Disaster
The Battle of May Island has become known as one of the worst military disasters in history! It was so embarrassing that they did not let the public know about it until the passing of everyone involved. You might have heard of it before, but are you aware that there were no enemy vessels involved? All that was there were a battlecruiser ship as well as three submarines. On January 13, 1918, these British Royal Navy K class submarines collided in the middle of the night after they changed direction all of a sudden while making their way to Scapa Flow, Scotland. They changed directions after they noticed they were about to go toward minesweepers but collided with the other ships in the process. It was disastrous as the two submarines sank, all the crew members on the K4 died, and 51 of 59 members of the K17 crew got killed. The submarines now lie a hundred meters away from each other and 50 meters deep.
The Isle Of May Disaster
