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"Mysteries of the Baltic Wrecks" - episode 2 SS "Bremerhaven" - premiere

Listen to this article Tonight, at 10.40 pm, the second episode of a new documentary series “Mysteries of the Baltic Wrecks” will premiere on the Canal+ Discovery channel. This time, together with the characters in the series, we will focus on the unusually dark wreck of the SS “Bremerhaven”, which has earned itself the reputation

ByTomasz Andrukajtis

Published: November 14, 2018 - 15:11

Updated: July 22, 2023 - 17:29

“Mysteries of the Baltic Wrecks” – episode 2 SS “Bremerhaven” – premiere

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Tonight, at 10.40 pm, the second episode of a new documentary series “Mysteries of the Baltic Wrecks” will premiere on the Canal+ Discovery channel. This time, together with the characters in the series, we will focus on the unusually dark wreck of the SS “Bremerhaven”, which has earned itself the reputation of an unusually unlucky vessel…

[blockquote style=”2″] [Read more…] “Built and launched in Belfast, where the famous Titanic was, it brings death to its passengers from the start. Eventually it becomes a forced labour camp located in Police, where it continues to take its death toll. Was it really a “floating concentration camp”? We will look for the answer to this question from people directly affected by the events at Bremerhaven – former prisoners and their families, including the grandmother of Łukasz Piórewicz, a diver from Tomek Stachura’s team. Łukasz is very keen to see the place from which his great-grandfather returned home in a very serious condition after many years of forced labour. Will the shipwreck allow him to do so? What will happen to the divers during this risky expedition? Will bad luck never leave Bremerhaven?”[/blockquote]

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During its three years of operation as a concentration camp, Bremerhaven became infamous as a place where 5-10 people a day lost their lives in inhuman conditions. The first victim of the camp was Stanisław Wasilewski. He was beaten for not understanding an order that was given to him in German… To save himself he jumped overboard. A moment later he was shot by camp guards.

In 1943, due to too high mortality rate, a large number of escapes and the needs of the Kriegsmarine that was taking more and more losses, the camp was liquidated. The ship was sent to a repair shipyard in Szczecin, where, after initial extermination and disinfection with Cyclone B, she was adapted for sailing again.

You can read more about the fate of the SS “Bremerhaven” in our article article about this unit.

The series premieres on the Canal+ Discovery channel and via the nc+go app.

Source: canalplus.pl

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Tomasz Andrukajtis

Editor-in-chief of the DIVERS24 portal and magazine. Responsible for obtaining, translating and developing content. He also supervises all publications. Achived his first diving certification – P1 CMAS, in 2000. Has a degree in journalism and social communication. In the diving industry since 2008.