A ticking 'mercury bomb'? Ancient Nazi U-boat lies off Norway
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A wreck loaded with dozens of tons of mercury lies at a depth of 150 meters, across the Norwegian island Fedje. New underwater images show the state of the wreck and why its management has become a race against time. The U-864 submarine, sunk in the Second World War, lies on the bottom of the North Sea better ...
A ticking 'mercury bomb'? Ancient Nazi U-boat lies off Norway
Off the Norwegian island of Fedje lies a German WWII submarine believed to contain a huge load of mercury. Underwater footage shows the state of the wreck today and why salvaging it has become a race against time.
"Norwegian Mercury Bomb: The Dilemma Around a Submarine with 65 Tons of Toxins, Sunk in World War II
A wreck loaded with dozens of tons of mercury lies at a depth of 150 meters across the Norwegian island Fedje. New underwater images show the state of the wreck and why its management has become a race against the timer, writes Hotnews.
An invisible duel, led to the blind under the surface, two war machines that hunt without ever being noticed: this is the scene that was played off the Norwegian coast more than eight decades ago. On one side, a German submarine loaded with such a toxic cargo that it continues, today, to haunt the [...]
At a depth of 150 meters, along the Norwegian island of Fedje, lies the wreck of the German submarine U-864, a symbol of the Second World War and a latent ecological threat. On board, according to historical documents, there would be 1,867 mercury containers, an extremely toxic substance whose persistence in the environment can last centuries, reports Euronews. In February 1945, when the war was nearing its end, U-864 had a crucial mission: the …
On the Norwegian island Fedje rests a German submarine from the Second World War, which is believed to be home to a huge load of mercury. Underwater images show the state of...
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