Mur Lura
German contact mine recovered from Dwejra
PR1278
21/08/1996
21/08/1996
| Following a report from a British diver, a German contact mine from | World War 2 lying on the sea-bed at Dwejra, was recovered and detonated by divers from the Explosive Ordinance Disposal (E.O.D.) Section of the Armed Forces of Malta on the 20th August. The operation started on the 15th August, when the mine was located near Crocodile Rock with the help of Dwejra Divers Diving School, at a depth of 43 metres. It was identified, with the help of reference manuals, as being of German origin, type G.R., measuring one metre in diameter and with all of its eight horns still attached. |
| The following day, the divers prepared the mine for lifting and on | the 20th, the mine was removed from the sea-bed by the use of lifting bags and towed four miles off-shore where it was detonated. It was not possible to explode the mine where it was found because of the damage this would have caused to the marine environment. |
| The removal and detonation operation started at 11a.m. and ended at | 4 p.m. and involved six members of the E.O.D. Section and a patrol boat from the Maritime Squadron. |
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