{"id":156943,"date":"2023-09-26T10:35:26","date_gmt":"2023-09-26T01:35:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=156943&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2023-09-26T10:35:26","modified_gmt":"2023-09-26T01:35:26","slug":"wwii-sea-mine-detonated-off-kitakyushu-coast","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/wwii-sea-mine-detonated-off-kitakyushu-coast\/","title":{"rendered":"WWII Sea Mine Detonated Off Kitakyushu Coast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A sea mine, believed to be from World War II, was safely detonated off the coast of Wakamatsu Ward in Kitakyushu City. The mine was found at a depth of 22 meters during a soil survey for a planned offshore wind farm. Specialized divers from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force conducted the controlled explosion, which resulted in a water plume rising to a height of 100 meters. The detonation was deemed necessary for safety reasons, even though the mine&#8217;s triggering mechanism had corroded. Additional artillery and bombs have also been discovered in the area, prompting ongoing discussions about their removal. <strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.city.kitakyushu.lg.jp\/kiki-kanri\/13801385.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kitakyushu City<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/kbc.co.jp\/news\/article.php?id=10902232&#038;ymd=2023-09-25\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">KBC<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/fnn_ww2-bomb-in-kitakyushu-screenshot_2023_cl.jpg?resize=1400%2C786&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"WWII Sea Mine Detonated Off Kitakyushu Coast\" width=\"1400\" height=\"786\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-156947\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/fnn_ww2-bomb-in-kitakyushu-screenshot_2023_cl.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/fnn_ww2-bomb-in-kitakyushu-screenshot_2023_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/fnn_ww2-bomb-in-kitakyushu-screenshot_2023_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/fnn_ww2-bomb-in-kitakyushu-screenshot_2023_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C431&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &#038; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <a href=https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/>free weekly newsletter<\/a> today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <a href=https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/>The Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <a href=https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/>this <b>form<\/b>.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A sea mine, believed to be from World War II, was safely detonated off the coast of Wakamatsu Ward in Kitakyushu City. The mine was&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30040,"featured_media":156950,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-156943","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-kitakyushu","news-category-general","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/156943","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30040"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=156943"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/156950"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=156943"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=156943"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}