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Serbia Pulls First Nazi Warship from Danube Amid Low Water

8/7/2026

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Serbia removed the first sunken Nazi-era vessel from the Danube on Thursday.
The project, begun in 2020, may cost 23 million euros and is EU-funded.
Extreme heat lowered Danube levels, exposing dozens of hulls near Prahovo.
Low water has nearly halted ship traffic and pushed nearby power plants toward shutdown.
Historians say up to 200 German warships were scuttled near Prahovo in September 1944.

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Serbia removed the first sunken Nazi-era vessel from the Danube on Thursday.
The project, begun in 2020, may cost 23 million euros and is EU-funded.
Extreme heat lowered Danube levels, exposing dozens of hulls near Prahovo.
Low water has nearly halted ship traffic and pushed nearby power plants toward shutdown.
Historians say up to 200 German warships were scuttled near Prahovo in September 1944.