“The general public is often quite interested in shipwrecks because of their historical value, but the potential environmental impact of these wrecks is often overlooked.”
The remnants of sunken World War II warships continue to influence marine ecosystems in the North Sea even after sitting on the seabed for more than e.
European researchers found heavy metals, arsenic and other pollutants near the fishing trawler, which was converted into a patrol boat by Germany in the Second World War.