Hi,=20

They are clearing a WWII German mine in that Youtube movie, the =
authorities think there are still 100.000 to 300.000 old mines on the =
seabeds in the Channel and the North Sea.

Before 2005, about 50 of those old mines were localised yearly. In 2005 =
a deadly accident occured with a Dutch fishingboat; since then about 50 =
a month (!) of those old sea mines are localized. This explains those =
swarms of events also; the detonations need to be carried out during =
quiet weather.

Regards, Marchal

----- Original Message -----=20
  From: JAMES RIDOUT=20
  To: psn-l@.................
  Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 9:15 PM
  Subject: Re: English Channel Events


        Hi, Thats great!, What are they blowing up? WW2 Mines, or =
testing something?

        --- On Tue, 19/5/09, Marchal van Lare  =
wrote:

          From: Marchal van Lare 
          Subject: English Channel Events
          To: psn-l@..............
          Date: Tuesday, 19 May, 2009, 8:09 PM


          Hi all,

          Remember the discussion a little while ago about the English =
Channel 'swarm'; check out the video on youtube: =
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DH33XlT9Oxlk

          The video is made by someone aboard a Dutch minesweeper close =
to the Normandy coast (France). The video was shot on April 23rd ~17:40 =
UTC and the detonation was responsible for the event reported by the =
BGS: http://www.quakes.bgs.ac.uk/recent_events/20090423174150.3.html

          Regards,

          Marchal=20





Hi, 
 
They are clearing a WWII German mine in =
that=20
Youtube movie, the authorities think there are still 100.000 to 300.000 =
old=20
mines on the seabeds in the Channel and the North Sea.
 
Before 2005, about 50 of those old =
mines were=20
localised yearly. In 2005 a deadly accident occured with a Dutch =
fishingboat;=20
since then about 50 a month (!) of those old sea mines are localized. =
This=20
explains those swarms of events also; the detonations need to be carried =
out=20
during quiet weather.
 
Regards, Marchal
 
----- Original Message ----- 

  From:=20
  JAMES RIDOUT 
  
To: psn-l@.............. 
  
Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 =
9:15 PM
  
Subject: Re: English Channel =
Events
  


  

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Hi, Thats great!, What are they blowing up? WW2 =
Mines, or=20
        testing something?

--- On Tue, 19/5/09, Marchal van =
Lare=20
        <vanlare@.............>=20
        wrote:

        From:=20
          Marchal van Lare <vanlare@.............>
Su=
bject:=20
          English Channel Events
To: psn-l@..............
Date:=20
          Tuesday, 19 May, 2009, 8:09 PM


          

          

          
Hi all,
          
 
          
Remember the discussion =
a little=20
          while ago about the English Channel 'swarm'; check out the =
video on=20
          youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DH33XlT9Oxlk
          
 
          
The video is made by someone =
aboard a=20
          Dutch minesweeper close to the Normandy coast =
(France). The=20
          video was shot on April 23rd ~17:40 UTC and the =
detonation=20
          was responsible for the event reported by the BGS: http://www.quakes.bgs.ac.uk/recent_events/20090423174150.3=
..html
          
 
          
Regards,
          
 
          
Marchal