Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Euronews
Euronews
Rosie Frost

Sunken warships from WWI and WWII are ticking pollution time bombs at the bottom of our oceans

In December 1918, the HMS Cassandra was headed towards Tallinn to support Estonian efforts to break away from Bolshevik rule at the end of World War I.

She hit a mine and sank off the island of Saaremaa. Most of her 400 crew survived, but 11 went down with the cruiser.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.