The Norwegian Coastal Administration recommends not removing all the cargo from U-864 after verifying that the maneuver may release more polluting substances into the sea
The Norwegian Coastal Administration recommends not removing all the cargo from U-864 after verifying that the maneuver may release more polluting substances into the sea
The Norwegian Coast Authority has proposed that the sunken German U-864 submarine and the polluted sea floor around it should be covered with a protective layer, with dozens of tons of mercury remaining at a depth of about 150 metres from Fedier Island, according to the Norwegian Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Fisheries.
At a depth of approximately 150 metres, near the Norwegian island of Fedier, the wreckage of the German U-864 submarine was over 80 years old and sank during World War II, split in two.