Mohacs, Hungary/Prahovo, Serbia Reuters —The wrecks of explosives-laden Nazi ships sunk in the Danube River during World War II have emerged near Serbia’s river port town of Prahovo, after a drought in July and August that saw the river’s water level drop.
The vessels revealed in Prahovo were among hundreds scuttled along the Danube by Nazi Germany’s Black Sea fleet in 1944 as they retreated from advancing Soviet forces, destroying the ships themselves.
The wrecks can hamper river traffic during low water levels.
During floods, the Danube rises well above 6 meters (19.7 feet).
Long-awaited rainfall set in on Monday, which is expected to raise Danube levels to around 3 meters (9.8 feet) at Mohacs by the weekend, with the river likely to submerge the shipwrecks again.
Persons:
Djordje Kojadinovic, Endre Sztellik, Hungary Marton Monus, Copernicus, sandbanks
Organizations:
Serbia Reuters, Reuters
Locations:
Mohacs, Hungary, Prahovo, Serbia, Serbia’s, Nazi, Budapest, Europe, Warsaw