Rare German World War I Submarine Resurfaces on French Beach

A man looks at the wreckage of a German submarine that ran aground off the coast of the city of Wissant in July 1917 and has recently resurfaced due to sand movements on the beach of Wissant, near Calais, northern France, on Jan. 9, 2019. Denis Chalet/AFP/Getty Images

A German World War l submarine has surfaced over 100 years after it ran aground on a beach in France, exposed by tides, shifting sands, and winter storms.

The 600 ton U-61 was heading out to lay mines in when it ran aground in heavy fog near Calais, where the crew scuttled it, in July 1917.