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Federal government secures long-term funding for munitions recovery

The German government has secured long-term funding for the recovery of World War II munitions in the North and Baltic Seas. Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania will benefit from this measure.

Federal government secures long-term funding for munitions recovery
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The German government has secured long-term funding for the recovery of World War II munitions in the North and Baltic Seas. Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania will benefit from this measure.

Federal Environment Minister Carsten Schneider (SPD) stated: "For the subsequent recovery costs, i.e., the maintenance costs, 50 million euros per year are available." Rostock will become the seat of the new federal competence center, which is to advance the recovery of old munitions from the North and Baltic Seas. According to the federal government, around 1.6 million tons of war munitions still lie in German North and Baltic Sea waters, with about 300,000 tons in the Baltic Sea alone.

Minister Manuela Schwesig (SPD) said: “We have no more time. The stuff is rusting away in the Baltic Sea and is really toxic. And that’s why we are starting now.” The recovery platform is scheduled to go into operation in 2028.

In the sea, there are World War II remnants, including toxic substances that are now detectable in the food chain.

Source: www.ndr.de

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