drifting mine

On the way out, she paused to destroy a drifting mine with gunfire.

My best guess is it's a drifting mine, which we've encountered in these waters before."

Between air attacks and drifting mines, the work of the escorts was brisk.

It can be used against floating or drifting mines, which Iran has used in the past.

There was a serious risk from drifting mines.

She was tasked with patrolling for drifting mines off the coast.

She also exploded several drifting mines during this patrol.

It is assumed, for lack of other explanation, that she struck a chance drifting mine which was moving down the coast on the tide.

During this period, she sank seven drifting mines.

The ship fired upon many coastal locations and destroyed two drifting mines by gunfire.

Later that day, The Sullivans sighted and destroyed a drifting mine.

Many drifting mines revealed themselves with the wash of dawn-but no suiciders.

This reduced the maneuverability of the long vessel below the safety point in an area of drifting mines.

Shortly before arriving on station, the PGM-3 sank a drifting mine with gunfire.

During the war, drifting mines became a serious problem for Icelanders as well as the Allied forces.

The drifting mines were much harder to remove than tethered mines after the war, and they caused about the same damage to both sides.

The only destroyer in the group, she was assigned as a fire support vessel, but her firing was confined to sinking drifting mines.

Suspect drifting mine.

Australian Clearance Divers conducting helicopter extraction after counter-mining a drifting mine.

About five minutes later a drifting mine struck the forward part of her starboard side beneath the seamen's quarters, blowing her practically in two.

Sometimes floating mines break from their moorings and become drifting mines; modern mines are designed to deactivate in this event.

While en route, a PBY provided air coverage; and the gunboat sank a drifting mine with machine gun fire.

However, no U-Boats claimed the kill, and, according to Browning, it is now considered more probable that the cutter was sunk by a drifting mine.

High-definition sonars and acoustic and magnetic sweeps will be used to detect marooned and drifting mines.

Drifting mines were occasionally used during World War I and World War II.