Serbia tackles sunken Nazi fleet in Danube

A Serbian operation to clear a fleet of sunken Nazi warships from the Danube will bring relief to vessels struggling to navigate the waters, even if local fishermen will lose out.

But the munitions buried underwater with the scuttled vessels mean they cannot be left there to rust indefinitely.

For decades, the wrecks have been a reliable spot for fishermen to reel in their daily catch along this stretch of the river in eastern Serbia.

"Every year, they become visible when the water level of the Danube is low, especially when it drops extremely like this," fisherman Igor Skundric told AFP, surveying the waters from his wooden boat.