Authorities in Croatia recently carried out the controlled detonation of a 690 kilogram World War 2 sea mine discovered near the port of Rijeka, highlighting the lingering danger of explosives left ...

Potential WWII-era sea mine parts discovered on Vero Beach shoreline as Hurricane Erin churned hundreds of miles offshore. No immediate threat to public, but beach access restricted near the discovery ...

A major naval operation concluded in the Baltic Sea on Monday, with warships, divers and underwater drone operators detonating unexploded mines left over from the two World Wars - and taking the ...

The most recent encounter with enemy minefields was during Desert Storm. The proposed amphibious assault at Ash Shuaybah, Kuwait, during Operation Desert Storm in February 1991 called for the landing ...

The U.S. Navy's use of pigeons began decades before World War II, but the birds found their most critical mission during the war—flying messages from submarine-hunting blimps during a time when radio ...