ANOTHER MINEFIELD
OFF THE NORTH CAPE
SWEEPING OPERATIONS
lha Naval Adviser announces that tho New Zealand niine-sweeping trawlers Irnvo located an enemy minefield to the northward of New Zealand, between Capo Maria van Dieinen and North Cape, at about ten miles from shore.
Two mines have been recovered and destroyed, and a third has in all probability been located. Operations are continuing. The public are again warned that mines are liable to break away anil ue washed up on the shore. Should any person find such an object it should be reported at onco to the nearest naval, military, police, or Customs authority; it should not be in any way tampered with beyond endeavouring to make sure it does not again float out to sea.
The appearance of the typo of mine being found at present is somewhat oval in shape, with five horns and two lifting bolts at top end, and mooring arrangements lit base. Height, about Ift. 6in., diameter, about 3ft,
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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 226, 12 June 1918, Page 6
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163ANOTHER MINEFIELD Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 226, 12 June 1918, Page 6
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