Low Danube Reveals Sunken World War II Ships in Serbia, Hungary

Low Danube Reveals Sunken World War II Ships in Serbia, Hungary
A shipwreck in the river Danube due to a severe drought near Mohacs, Hungary, on Sept.10, 2024. Marton Monus/Reuters
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MOHACS, Hungary/PRAHOVO, Serbia—The wrecks of explosives-laden Nazi ships sunk in the River Danube 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.

Four vessels dating from before 1950 have also come to light in Hungary’s Danube-Drava National Park near Mohacs, where the Danube’s water level stood at only 1.5 metres on Tuesday, the lingering effect of severe heat waves and persistent drought in July and August.