Minehunters in the Baltic Sea

The Second World War ended more than 76 years ago. But to this day, more than 30,000 mines and other explosives lie at the bottom of the Baltic Sea.
In issue 4-2021, the marine forum about contaminated sites in the sea and Kiel Munitions Clearance Week, which takes place in September. An almost nine-minute video by the Latvian Navy and NATO shows how (not only) the partners in the east deal with the remains of a forgotten but seemingly long-gone danger. Their motto: every controlled demolition makes the Baltic Sea a little safer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6M_HqZKbs5k

Text: mb; Photo; NATO