Broadcasting of the ARTE documentary "Versenkte Kriegsschiffe in der Nordsee - Gefahr vom Meeresgrund"

The documentary "Versenkte Kriegsschiffe in der Nordsee - Gefahr vom Meeresgrund/ Épaves de guerre en mer du Nord - Une bombe à retardement" released by the German-French cultural television channel ARTE on 3rd of February, 2024, follows an international team of scientists investigating 15 wrecks from the first and second World War across the German, Belgian, Dutch, and Danish North Sea. They assess the wrecks' conditions and examine environmental hazards such as the leakage of toxic TNT from old munitions still on board of the wrecks. The documentary vividly illustrates the scale of the problem and underscores the urgency of finding solutions.

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