The sea mine which was destroyed in the River Clyde yesterday left a three metre by five metre crater on the sea bed.
New images have been released by the Ministry of Defence showing yesterday’s operation to remove the explosive device to a safe position.
The British-made S Mk6 sea mine dating from around the time of the Second World War was discovered by a civilian diver earlier in the week who reported it to the local authorities.
Northern Diving Group, based at Faslane, were called to the scene where they investigated the six-metre long torpedo-shaped device and decided that, due to its age and uncertainty about the quantity of explosives it still contained, it would need to be destroyed.
Residents and businesses in part of Gourock were evacuated and an exclusion zone placed around the area of River Clyde where the mine was taken after being floated to the surface.
Pictures are Crown Copyright
Disappointing lack of a giant column of froth like in ‘In Which We Serve’ and ‘The Enemy Below’.