Deep Sea Systems International’s Global Explorer ROV. Image courtesy of BOEM
A HISTORIC second world war German submarine lying under more than a kilometre of water off the US coast is being destroyed, as a result of oil released from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill.
The U-boat was sunk by an anti-submarine explosive in 1942 after a fierce battle. Now, it is being eaten away because seabed bacteria have an unexpected food source: the giant oil plume that entered the Gulf of Mexico …
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source: newscientist.com