The wrecks of explosives-laden Nazi ships sunk in the Danube River during World War II have emerged near Serbia’s river port town of Prahovo, after a drought in July and August that saw the river’s water level drop.

World War II-era vessels once operated by the Kriegsmarine have “risen” from the depths of the Danube, in Serbia. The wrecks, which belonged to Germany’s Black Sea Fleet, have surfaced as a result of a months-long drought that’s caused the river’s water levels to recede.

"Because of the heat, the water level in the Danube dropped so low that a ship of the fleet of Nazi Germany surfaced," writes TK. . EADaily

The wrecks of Nazi ships from World War Two emerge as water levels in the River Danube drop:: Prahovo, Serbia:: Vessels dating from before 1950 havealso come to light in Hungary :: Mohacs, HungaryThe vessels revealed in Prahovo were among hundreds scuttled along the Danube by Nazi Germany's Black Sea fleet in 1944 as they retreated from advancing Soviet forces,

The wrecks of explosives-laden Nazi ships sunk in the River Danube during World War Two have emerged near Serbia's river port town of Prahovo, after a drought in July and August that saw the river's water level drop.

Sunken Nazi WWII ships have once again emerged in the River Danube, following a blistering summer drought that caused water levels to drop below 5 feet.