Historic Drought Reveals Nazi-Era Shipwrecks in Danube River Near Serbia
Roughly 200 wrecks still line the riverbed, and Serbia says shipping delays are costing about €5 million a year.
- Drought-driven low water levels in the Danube River have exposed dozens of Nazi Germany's Black Sea fleet vessels near Prahovo, Serbia, as the heatwave sweeping across Europe reveals wreckage submerged for decades.
- During their 1944 retreat, German forces scuttled these vessels to prevent capture by advancing Soviet troops in World War II, leaving hundreds of ships scattered along the Danube that periodically emerge.
- According to the European Investment Bank, approximately 200 vessels lie scattered along the waterway, with some ships still containing ammunition and explosives that pose hazards to communities and shipping operations.
- Serbia faces annual shipping losses estimated at roughly €5m due to the debris, prompting the European Investment Bank to commit €16m for blockage removal as part of a Balkans investment plan.
- Further north in Bulgaria, researchers recently discovered mammoth remains near the city of Ruse, while the European Investment Bank has committed to recovering similar Kriegsmarine wrecks emerging across the river in recent years.
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Sunken Nazi warship resurfaces as drought causes huge dip in water levels
A sunken Nazi warship has resurfaced as hot weather continues to cause a huge dip in water levels across the world. The Second World War vessel became visible along the Danube on the riverbed near Prahovo in eastern Serbia as a severe heatwave gripped much of Europe, causing the continent's second-largest river to drop dramatically.The ship is thought to have been deliberately sunk by retreating German forces during the closing stages of the war…
The successive heat waves and the lack of precipitation are transforming the landscape of some of the main European rivers. One of the most striking cases is the Danube, the second longest river in Europe, which on 28 July recorded the lowest level since official measurements exist: 28 centimetres. The ... Continue reading "The water level of the Danube is so low that a shipwreck of the Second World War has already been discovered in its backgro…
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