Naval Today: Turkish minehunter finds historic mine in Black Sea with ECA Group PAP mine discovery v
Wednesday, February 14 2018
A Turkish Navy minehunter deployed to NATO’s Standing Mine Countermeasures Group Two (SNMCMG2) discovered a historic mine during routine training in the Black Sea on February 7th 2018
Published on Navaltoday.com, February 2017.
Photo Courtesy by NATO
Learn more: TCG Akçay Discovers An Old Mine Off Romanian Coast
According to NATO Maritime Command, Turkish Navy's Aydın class minehunter TCG Akçay discovered a mine probably a relic of Second World War while conducting training operations using her mine hunting sonar to scan the sea bed and the water below herwith SNMCMG-2 off the coast of Romania.
TCG Akcay then used its ECA Group's PAP remote controlled mine discovery vehicle (RCMDV) to investigate the possible mine further. The RCMDV is remotely controlled from the mine hunter and used to identify mine-like objects using an onboard camera. The RCMDV can also lay a 100kg explosive charge to destroy the mine.