The vessels exposed due to the river’s low water levels were among. Hamlyn, London, ND (copyright 1974), 192pp, numerous half tone photo ills., maps and line drawings in text, black cloth. This circumstance plagued the Soviet military for much of World War II. Workers in the local fishing industry are also at risk, including from Romania which lies just across the river. Dozens of German warships that sank during World War II have resurfaced in the Danube River near Prahovo, Serbia. The recapture of Novorossiysk would provide the Soviet Black Sea Fleet with a. In the lead-up to World War One Britain and Germany were engaged in a naval arms race. Archivist Louise Bruton examines how the war heralded a new form of naval warfare that featured dreadnoughts, submarines and trade blockades. 'The German flotilla has left behind a big ecological disaster that threatens us, people of Prahovo,' said Velimir Trajilovic, 74, a pensioner from Prahovo who wrote a book about the German ships. In the lead-up to World War One Britain and Germany were engaged in a naval arms race.

However, this year's drought - viewed by scientists as a consequence of global warming - has exposed more than 20 hulks on a stretch of the Danube near Prahovo in eastern Serbia, many of which still contain tonnes of ammunition and explosives and pose a danger to shipping.

The vessels were among hundreds scuttled along the Danube by Nazi Germany's Black Sea fleet in 1944 as they retreated from advancing Soviet forces, and still hamper river traffic during low water levels. PRAHOVO, Serbia, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Europe's worst drought in years has pushed the mighty river Danube to one of its lowest levels in almost a century, exposing the hulks of dozens of explosives-laden German warships sunk during World War Two near Serbia's river port town of Prahovo.

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