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As a rule, the divers try to extract the weapons for proper on-land disposal. Only when that is not possible, are the bombs detonated on the seafloor.
Frank Ketelsen, Head of the diving operations at the Schleswig-Holstein Bomb disposal unit, tells us that if they must detonate a bomb in the water, they set up air bubble curtains to protect marine mammals .
The tip of the iceberg
At the bomb unit headquarters, there are many samples of munitions from various periods and of different origins. The collection is used to train new police officers.
Unexploded bombs found on land often make the news, but munitions on the seabed are rarely heard of, yet their quantity is unbelievable.
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