Munitions in the sea – Political perspectives on the North Sea

On Monday, 24 November, the German Maritime Museum (DSM) / Leibniz Institute for Maritime History is hosting a public evening event in English from 6 to 9 p.m. The focus will be on how to successfully recover the approximately 1.6 million tonnes of World War II ammunition in the North Sea and what political and technical prospects there are for dealing with this dangerous legacy.

The REMARCO project, in which the DSM, the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) and other international partners from Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and Norway are involved, is investigating strategies for the management, monitoring and possible recovery of munitions contamination in the North Sea. On the occasion of the project's mid-term review, insights into the work will be provided.

The programme includes excerpts from the documentary “Baltic UXO”, presented by filmmaker Agnė Dovydaitytė and her team, a lecture by Wolfgang Sichermann on the German government's emergency programme for munitions contamination, and expert assessments by the explosive ordnance disposal company SeaTerra, which is transferring its experience from the Baltic Sea to the situation in the North Sea. A culinary reception and a guided tour of the museum will round off the evening.

The event is aimed at those with a professional interest as well as the general public.
Registration is required.

Further information can be found here.