Two more WW II-era mines found in Baltic Sea during minesweeping operation

VILNIUS - Two more World War II-era mines were found on Sunday in the Baltic Sea as part of Open Spirit 2025, an international unexploded ammunition hunting and sweeping operation, the Lithuanian army said on Monday.

On May 18, the Estonian warship Sakala found a German EMC-type naval anchor mine, usually laid from ships, about 30 nautical miles from the gates of the port of Klaipeda. On the same day, the Norwegian warship Maaloey discovered a 1940s Russian AMD 500 bottom mine about 27 nautical miles off the coast. These mines were dropped into the sea from planes.

The first mine was found in the Baltic Sea at the beginning of last week. The explosive was found by the French warship Andromede (M643) about 38 nautical miles from the entry to the port of Klaipeda.

According to the Lithuanian army, all three explosives were destroyed at sea.