Abandoned WWII Shipwreck Has Altered The Ocean's Microbiology For 80 Years
There's a certain romance and mystique associated with shipwrecks when seen as ancient artifacts hiding in the gloom.
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There's a certain romance and mystique associated with shipwrecks when seen as ancient artifacts hiding in the gloom.
Analysis of a shipwreck from World War II has shown it to be leaking hazardous pollutants, such as explosives and heavy metals, into the ocean floor sediment of the North Sea some 80 years after its last voyage, researchers have said.
Scientists from Ghent University have discovered an 80-year-old shipwreck that is still leaking toxic explosives and heavy metals into the water around it, affecting the marine microbiome.
A German warship, the V-1302 John Mahn, was sunk in 1942 and is currently leaking toxic chemical and heavy metals in the North Sea
The ship was used by the Nazis and was then sunk by the UK Air Force. Then, it became the ocean's problem.