Nazi shipwrecks emerge from the depths as Europe’s Danube dries ups
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Nazi shipwrecks emerge from the depths as Europe’s Danube dries ups

Unexploded ordnance and a military motorcycle also recovered owing to record heat and drought conditionsRecord-low water levels in the Danube have exposed remnants of Europe’s Nazi past, with dozens of second world war warships emerging from the riverbed during an intense drought.In the middle of the river on the Serbian and Romanian border, a broken-up hull was visible on a sandbank that is normally underwater. Other vessels were partly submerged, some still believed to be laden with weapons. C

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The Guardian World — The Guardian World
8 August 2026
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