Turkish navy finds and detonates another Black Sea mine

Turkish navy divers have safely detonated a stray sea mine in the Black Sea, off the coast of Kefken in Turkey’s northwest. It is the third such incident in recent weeks. The mine is suspected to have been placed on the north coast of the Black Sea as part of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. There are fears that more mines may have found their way into the area, posing a danger to shipping passing through the Bosporus, and local fishermen, who were the first to spot the explosive devices last month.

The source of the mines has been hotly contested, with Moscow accusing Kiev of mining their coastline in the run up to the start of the conflict, while Kiev has accused Moscow of setting the devices adrift in an effort to discredit them. Turkish authorities believe approximately 10 mines have become unmoored from their position on the Ukrainian coast due to recent storms and have not placed the blame on either nation.

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