Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force's Shimonoseki unit on Tuesday safely detonated a sea mine that was dropped by the U.S. Air Force during World War II.
The explosion under the sea at 10:30 a.m. (1:30 a.m. GMT) caused a loud roar and a column of water over 100 meters high and some 60 meters across.
The cylinder-shape mine, 60 centimeters in diameter and 2 meters long, was found in the Kanmon Straits between Yamaguchi and Fukuoka Prefectures in late June during dredging work.
The MSDF Shimonoseki unit confirmed the 900-kilogram mine to be an MK-25 dropped by a U.S. B-29 bomber in 1945.
To dispose of the mine safely, the unit transferred it to a location some 4 kilometers northeast of where it was discovered.
The explosion under the sea at 10:30 a.m. (1:30 a.m. GMT) caused a loud roar and a column of water over 100 meters high and some 60 meters across.
The cylinder-shape mine, 60 centimeters in diameter and 2 meters long, was found in the Kanmon Straits between Yamaguchi and Fukuoka Prefectures in late June during dredging work.
The MSDF Shimonoseki unit confirmed the 900-kilogram mine to be an MK-25 dropped by a U.S. B-29 bomber in 1945.
To dispose of the mine safely, the unit transferred it to a location some 4 kilometers northeast of where it was discovered.
Source: Jen.Jiji
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