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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Marko Drobnjakovic and Jovana Gec

Historic WWII tugboat rises from depths as Danube River dries up

As prolonged extreme heat dries up rivers across Europe, the remains of a steam tugboat from the early 1900s have become the latest historic artefact to emerge.

The corroded hull, a vessel once known as the Slovenian, re-emerged earlier this month from the Sava River near Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia, 70 kilometres (45 miles) northwest of Belgrade.

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