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In 1917, This Submarine Was Sunk by a British Mine - Today, the TNT Flees From the Wreckage and Could Contaminate Ecosystems Miles Away

The bottoms of the North Sea form a graveyard of ships sunk during two world wars. Long, inert, these steel hulls rust and allow their cargo of explosives to escape. Off a Danish island, one of these war wrecks distills from the TNT into the shells.
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Scientists have detected TNT released by the UC-30 submarine of 1917 in the North Sea. Learn about the environmental risks of submerged military pieces and removal technologies

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The bottoms of the North Sea form a graveyard of ships sunk during two world wars. Long, inert, these steel hulls rust and allow their cargo of explosives to escape. Off a Danish island, one of these war wrecks distills from the TNT into the shells.

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Science-et-vie.com broke the news on Tuesday, September 22, 2026.
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