The U-1206 was a state-of-the-art Type VIIC submarine equipped with the latest German engineering, including new high-pressure toilets that allowed flushing at greater depths than ever before. On April 14, 1945, just weeks before Germany's surrender, Captain Karl-Adolf Schlitt was commanding the vessel off the coast of Scotland when he needed to use the facilities.
Unfamiliar with the complex toilet system, Schlitt called for an engineer to help operate it. But something went horribly wrong. Instead of flushing waste out of the submarine, the malfunction caused seawater to flood in, and it poured directly into the submarine's battery compartment below. The saltwater mixed with the battery acid, creating toxic chlorine gas that began filling the vessel.
With crew members choking on poisonous fumes and the submarine taking on water, Schlitt had no choice but to order an emergency surface. Once exposed on the surface, the U-boat was spotted by Allied aircraft. Under attack and unable to dive, Schlitt ordered the crew to abandon ship and scuttled the U-1206 to prevent capture. One crew member died in the incident, and three others drowned trying to reach shore.
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