Lost Munitions Photo Gallery
Photograph courtesy of GEOMAR01World War II–era bombs rusting on the seafloor in the Bay of Lübeck.
Photograph: Achim Multhaupt/BMUV02A remotely operated vehicle on the SeaTerra platform above a munitions dump site.
Photograph: SeaTerra/BMUV03A wooden crate pried open on the platform contained 20-mm canon ammunition.
Photograph: Achim Multhaupt/BMUV04A crew member from SeaTerra operates a grabber claw, moving a crate of munitions into a basket to be raised from the water.
Photograph: Achim Multhaupt/BMUV05A diver prepares to descend during munitions clearance work in the Bay of Lübeck.
Photograph: Achim Multhaupt/BMUV06A worker from the SeaTerra team adjusts gear on a remotely operated underwater crawler.
Photograph: Achim Multhaupt/BMUV07Cranes equipped with grabber claws are used to move and sort munitions in the underwater dumps.
Photograph: Achim Multhaupt/BMUV08Surface crew from the commercial diving firm Hansataucher watch a live videofeed.
Photograph: Achim Multhaupt/BMUV09A diver from Hansataucher prepares to go down.
Photograph: Achim Multhaupt/BMUV10Sealable containers are used to isolate old munitions safely in wet storage until they can be incinerated in a future disposal facility.
Photograph: Achim Multhaupt/BMUV11An operator with the munitions clearance firm Eggers Kampftmittelbergung in the Bay of Lübeck.
Photograph: Achim Multhaupt/BMUV12Vessels from Eggers and Hansataucher over a munitions dump site in the Pelzerhaken area of the Bay of Lübeck.
Photograph: Achim Multhaupt/BMUV13A grabber on Eggers’ remotely operated vehicle. The ROV carries an AI-aided camera that can filter out sediment particles in the water to improve visibility for operators.
Photograph: Achim Multhaupt/BMUV14A dummy bomb used for demonstration and training purposes.
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