Detonation of a WW2-Era Naval Mine

21 Mar 2023

In Jun 2022, a 1,500-pound WW2-era naval mine was discovered in the sea bed near the port of Rijeka, Croatia. It was destroyed in a controlled detonation on 19 Mar 2023. The Croatian ministry of internal affairs shared the video of the detonation below.

Pogledajte kraj akcije uništenja bombe iz Drugog svjetskog rata... Mina je uspješno neutralizirana te je zvukom sirene u 13:45 sati ozna?en prestanak zabrane boravka u "crvenoj zoni".
Zahvaljujemo gra?anima Rijeke na razumijevanju i suradnji... https://t.co/QD3Y77UPBm pic.twitter.com/4LTdXEMf6L
— MUP-RH (@mup_rh) March 19, 2023

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