Low Water Levels In Danube Reveal Sunken Wwii German Warships

The ships were among hundreds sunk along the Danube by Nazi Germany’s Black Sea fleet in 1944 as they retreated from advancing Soviet forces and still block river traffic at low water levels. However, this year’s drought – seen by scientists as a consequence of global warming – has exposed more than 20 vessels in a stretch of the Danube near Prahovo in eastern Serbia, many of which still contain tons of ammunition and explosives and are risk to shipping. . Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register “The German flotilla left behind a big ecological disaster that threatens us, the people of Prahovo,” said Velimir Trailovic, 74, a retiree from Prahovo who wrote a book about the German ships. Workers in the local fishing industry are also at risk, including from Romania just across the river. Months of drought and high temperatures have blocked rivers on vital arteries in other parts of Europe, including Germany, Italy and France. In Serbia, authorities have resorted to dredging to keep navigation lanes open on the Danube. read more From Prahovo, some of the Hulks have reduced the navigable section in this section of the Danube to just 100 meters (330 feet) from 180 meters. Scattered across the riverbed, some of the ships still boast turrets, conning bridges, broken masts and twisted hulls, while others lie mostly submerged beneath sandbanks. In March, the Serbian government announced a tender to salvage the trash and remove ammunition and explosives. The cost of the operation was estimated at 29 million euros ($30 million). ($1 = 0.9918 euros) Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Report by Aleksandar Vasovic. Edited by Raissa Kasolowsky Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

title: “Low Water Levels In Danube Reveal Sunken Wwii German Warships Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-20” author: “Jessica Green”

The ships were among hundreds sunk along the Danube by Nazi Germany’s Black Sea fleet in 1944 as they retreated from advancing Soviet forces and still block river traffic at low water levels. However, this year’s drought – seen by scientists as a consequence of global warming – has exposed more than 20 vessels in a stretch of the Danube near Prahovo in eastern Serbia, many of which still contain tons of ammunition and explosives and are risk to shipping. . Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register “The German flotilla left behind a big ecological disaster that threatens us, the people of Prahovo,” said Velimir Trailovic, 74, a retiree from Prahovo who wrote a book about the German ships. Workers in the local fishing industry are also at risk, including from Romania just across the river. Months of drought and high temperatures have blocked rivers on vital arteries in other parts of Europe, including Germany, Italy and France. In Serbia, authorities have resorted to dredging to keep navigation lanes open on the Danube. read more From Prahovo, some of the Hulks have reduced the navigable section in this section of the Danube to just 100 meters (330 feet) from 180 meters. Scattered across the riverbed, some of the ships still boast turrets, conning bridges, broken masts and twisted hulls, while others lie mostly submerged beneath sandbanks. In March, the Serbian government announced a tender to salvage the trash and remove ammunition and explosives. The cost of the operation was estimated at 29 million euros ($30 million). ($1 = 0.9918 euros) Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Report by Aleksandar Vasovic. Edited by Raissa Kasolowsky Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

title: “Low Water Levels In Danube Reveal Sunken Wwii German Warships Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-21” author: “Micheal Scott”

The ships were among hundreds sunk along the Danube by Nazi Germany’s Black Sea fleet in 1944 as they retreated from advancing Soviet forces and still block river traffic at low water levels. However, this year’s drought – seen by scientists as a consequence of global warming – has exposed more than 20 vessels in a stretch of the Danube near Prahovo in eastern Serbia, many of which still contain tons of ammunition and explosives and are risk to shipping. . Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register “The German flotilla left behind a big ecological disaster that threatens us, the people of Prahovo,” said Velimir Trailovic, 74, a retiree from Prahovo who wrote a book about the German ships. Workers in the local fishing industry are also at risk, including from Romania just across the river. Months of drought and high temperatures have blocked rivers on vital arteries in other parts of Europe, including Germany, Italy and France. In Serbia, authorities have resorted to dredging to keep navigation lanes open on the Danube. read more From Prahovo, some of the Hulks have reduced the navigable section in this section of the Danube to just 100 meters (330 feet) from 180 meters. Scattered across the riverbed, some of the ships still boast turrets, conning bridges, broken masts and twisted hulls, while others lie mostly submerged beneath sandbanks. In March, the Serbian government announced a tender to salvage the trash and remove ammunition and explosives. The cost of the operation was estimated at 29 million euros ($30 million). ($1 = 0.9918 euros) Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Report by Aleksandar Vasovic. Edited by Raissa Kasolowsky Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

title: “Low Water Levels In Danube Reveal Sunken Wwii German Warships Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-14” author: “Stephen Bennett”

The ships were among hundreds sunk along the Danube by Nazi Germany’s Black Sea fleet in 1944 as they retreated from advancing Soviet forces and still block river traffic at low water levels. However, this year’s drought – seen by scientists as a consequence of global warming – has exposed more than 20 vessels in a stretch of the Danube near Prahovo in eastern Serbia, many of which still contain tons of ammunition and explosives and are risk to shipping. . Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register “The German flotilla left behind a big ecological disaster that threatens us, the people of Prahovo,” said Velimir Trailovic, 74, a retiree from Prahovo who wrote a book about the German ships. Workers in the local fishing industry are also at risk, including from Romania just across the river. Months of drought and high temperatures have blocked rivers on vital arteries in other parts of Europe, including Germany, Italy and France. In Serbia, authorities have resorted to dredging to keep navigation lanes open on the Danube. read more From Prahovo, some of the Hulks have reduced the navigable section in this section of the Danube to just 100 meters (330 feet) from 180 meters. Scattered across the riverbed, some of the ships still boast turrets, conning bridges, broken masts and twisted hulls, while others lie mostly submerged beneath sandbanks. In March, the Serbian government announced a tender to salvage the trash and remove ammunition and explosives. The cost of the operation was estimated at 29 million euros ($30 million). ($1 = 0.9918 euros) Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Report by Aleksandar Vasovic. Edited by Raissa Kasolowsky Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.