Finding and disposing of mines lurking on the sea floor is dangerous and difficult work. The US Navy wants robotic crawlers capable of descending to nearly 2,000 feet underwater to do this. The ...

Timebomb fuses are detonating mines on oil tankers days or weeks after they have left Russian ports, say maritime experts. Underwater divers, possibly using small vessels to approach the huge ships, ...

Cavitation dynamics and underwater explosions represent a confluence of complex fluid mechanical processes and energetic events that have captivated researchers for decades. The phenomena involve the ...

Owners of oil tankers calling at Russian ports are sending divers and underwater drones to check their ships’ hulls for mines — a precaution following a wave of unexplained explosions on ships. At ...