Decades after WWII, unexploded ordnance is leaking toxic chemicals into the Baltic Sea, posing a threat to marine life and human health.

On June 20, 1944, a 22-year-old bombardier from Cleveland named Robert T. McCollum was flying in a B-24J Liberator over the ...

Divers Stumble Upon The Plane Wreckage of a WWII Airman That Went Missing In The Sea 80 Years Ago For decades, the depths of the Baltic Sea held a secret—a silent witness to one of World War II’s many ...

A 2019 discovery by Danish divers found the wreck in the depth of the Baltic Sea, leading excavators to later pull evidence ...

A total of more than 14,000 artifacts were unearthed, of which 6,300 were considered to be historically significant, ...

It is estimated that about 300,000 metric tons of unexploded ordnance (UXO) remain in the German Baltic Sea. Most of this originates from deliberate dumping after the end of the Second World War.

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced that archaeologists were among an international and […] ...

As Russia and the US debate Ukraine’s future, countries on the Baltic Sea are ramping up preparations for a military conflict amid fears that Russia is preparing for a future war with NATO.

After nearly 80 years, the remains of US airman Robert McCollum have been found and identified in the wreckage of a WWII bomber aircraft.

Widespread environmental contamination from relic munitions in the southwestern Baltic Sea. Chemosphere , 2025; 372: 144115 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144115 Cite This Page : ...