US Navy SEAL divers spent four months clearing Iranian mines from the Strait of Hormuz, according to the Financial Times
SEAL divers worked at night from inflatable-hulled boats with help from underwater crafts to remove the mines
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"That is usually followed up by a navy diver who’s got to get in the water and approach the mine, and then put a charge on it and destroy it," said retired US Navy captain Bill Hamblet to the outlet.
"It is an extremely time-consuming process. They are doing, essentially, active bomb detonation underwater," associate fellow at Chatham House Nitya Labh said.
Remarkable.
US Navy SEAL divers spent four months clearing Iranian mines from the Strait of Hormuz, according to the Financial Times.
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg)September 7, 2026
SEAL divers worked at night from inflatable-hulled boats with help from underwater crafts to remove the mines.
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