Famed century-old ship "Sava's Titanic" emerges amid drought in Europe
The boat was carrying wounded fighters when it hit a German mine in late April 1945, experts say.
A 100-year-old steam tugboat, once known as the Slovenian, has resurfaced in the Sava River near Serbia's Sremska Mitrovica, following severe drought and low water levels across Europe. Historian Andrija Popovic, head of the town museum, noted that the wreck has never been so exposed and is a rare sight. The vessel, built in 1913 in Budapest, Hungary, once plied the Danube with heavy cargo before World War I. It was renamed the Slovenian during the country's formation from the Austro-Hungarian Empire and went on to serve in World War II, where it was involved in transferring wounded fighters after Yugoslav forces liberated Belgrade in 1944.
The ship sank in late April 1945 after hitting a German mine, remaining in the same location ever since. The drought has also exposed ancient relics across Europe, including German warships on the Danube, a mammoth jawbone in Bulgaria, and Roman bridge piers in Italy. Experts warn that climate change is causing more frequent and intense droughts, and the situation is expected to become the new normal.
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