baltic sea – Airbgr

Chemical weapons – UXO – Baltic Sea

Partial list of WWII munitions dumped in the Baltic Sea: 71469 250-kg airbombs, armed with Iprit (Sulfur mustard gas); 14258 250-kg and 500-kg airbombs, armed with Chloracetophene, Arsine oil, Chlorine Arsine compoinds 8027 50-kg airbombs, armed with Adamsite; 408565 artillery rounds 75 mm, 105 mm and 150 mm caliber, armed…

The Sea Has Memory

The Baltic Sea, due to its unique salinity, has preserved thousands of artifacts. Ships and structures hundreds of years old are lying on the bottom in an amazingly pristine state. Ceramics found by archeologists among the wrecks have been fundamental to understanding this unique maritime heritage. The closed off shape…