The Nazi Ghost Fleet Emerges from the Shadows of History A record low water level on the Danube River has revealed a haunting legacy of World War II: the ghost fleet of Nazi warships deliberately sunk in 1944 as Soviet forces advanced into Romania.
For decades, these hulks of steel lay submerged beneath the river's waters, their presence shrouded by time.
The sight is both macabre and fascinating – rusty hulls emerging from the depths near Prahovo, Serbia, with broken masts where Nazi flags once flew.