Deep Dive: The toxic legacy of WWII shipwrecks
Living Planet - Podcast tekijän mukaan DW - Perjantaisin
Thousands of ships loaded with oil were sunk during the fierce sea battles of the Second World War. That means they’ve been sitting underwater for eight decades, with no maintenance or protection. Scientists fear many of these wrecks are now close to collapse — and that a spike in catastrophic oil spills may be on the horizon.
