The demolition team RAID minesweepers of the Baltic fleet “RT-273” destroyed the anchor mine of times of great Patriotic war, discovered at the entrance to the Kaliningrad sea channel near the town of Baltiysk Kaliningrad region.
The explosive subject was eliminated by undermining. Currently the canal is open for navigation, security of ships and vessels is not in danger, the press service of the Department of IO PS call from the BF.
Reportedly, an unidentified object, cylindrical in shape with a diameter of about 50-70 cm was discovered by the crew of the Baltic fleet tug “MB-97” when you return to the Baltic naval base (BVMB) at a distance of about 60 cables ‘ lengths from the entrance to the Kaliningrad sea canal.
The commandant of the marine tug produced a report on the object detection operations duty officer BBMB. Command BVB made a decision about the direction of the specified area of the RAID trawler RT-273″, included in the connection of ships protection of water area of the base.
The crew of the trawler upon arrival at a specified point identified the object as the anchor mine of times of great Patriotic war. It was decided on the destruction of ammunition by detonation.
