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Low Danube Levels Expose 20 German Warships Near Prahovo

8/21/2026

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Serbian authorities say low Danube levels exposed 20 German warships near Prahovo.
The vessels belong to a Black Sea fleet scuttled in September 1944 by Admiral Paul-Willy Zieb.
Serbia launched an estimated €30 million wreck-removal program, with progress remaining slow.
Low water also uncovered a motorcycle in Budapest and a 1,543-lb British bomb near Virt, Slovakia, which detonated.
Cruise operators cancelled sailings, altered itineraries and used coaches to bypass unnavigable Danube sections.

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Serbian authorities say low Danube levels exposed 20 German warships near Prahovo.
The vessels belong to a Black Sea fleet scuttled in September 1944 by Admiral Paul-Willy Zieb.
Serbia launched an estimated €30 million wreck-removal program, with progress remaining slow.
Low water also uncovered a motorcycle in Budapest and a 1,543-lb British bomb near Virt, Slovakia, which detonated.
Cruise operators cancelled sailings, altered itineraries and used coaches to bypass unnavigable Danube sections.