US Navy reportedly conducts covert de-mining missions in Strait of Hormuz
Divers, boats and robots were reportedly used in night-time missions to dispose of explosives in the crucial shipping channel.
The US Navy reportedly conducted covert night-time missions to dispose of explosives in the Strait of Hormuz, according to the Financial Times.
The operation involved Navy divers, boats and robots, the report said, but the supplied material does not specify when the missions took place or how long they lasted.
It is also unclear whether the explosives were mines, unexploded ordnance or another type of device. The source material does not identify who placed them.
The Strait of Hormuz is a crucial shipping channel. The available account does not establish the scale, outcome or operational purpose of the missions, or say whether shipping was disrupted or the waterway was made safe.
