Collin Rugg(@CollinRugg):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. "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.

2026.09.07 20:04

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. "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.