Belgium has a brand new software to hunt for mines. The yellow submarine-looking craft is an underwater drone referred to as Remus. It is ready to discover and map shallow waters the place standard ships can not go.
On the Belgian naval base of Zeebrugge, a workforce of demining consultants are testing its sonar capabilities. Bruno Lecoq, Head of the Mine Warfare Unit, stated they can inform if "we discovered an echo on the sonar picture that appears suspicious. So relying on sure standards, we attribute a classification to it. And primarily based on that, we resolve whether or not it`s essential to analyze on location to find out whether or not the detected object is a probably explosive gadget or not."
Hundreds of mines nonetheless on the coast
Between 100,000 and 300,000 mines are estimated to stay on the 65 kilometres of Belgian shoreline, left there for the reason that two world wars. The primary goal right now is to safe the ports and seashores.
Marie-France Godeau, a Belgian Navy Officer, stated that mines are literally a historic risk, "because of the sheer variety of mines and bombs which have been dropped in our waters in Europe through the two world wars. However sadly additionally they represent a gift risk."
With rising worldwide tensions, European neighbours are watching the Belgian expertise with curiosity.
Six specifically geared up Remus ships are anticipated to be delivered to Belgium by 2030.
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