METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DISPOSING OF A PIECE OF UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE LYING UNDER WATER

摘要

The present invention relates to a method and a device for disposing of a piece of unexploded ordnance UXO or an explosive device lying under water. In order to achieve a method and a corresponding device, which quite significantly reduce harm to people and the environment when clearing a UXO (8), the following is proposed: a detected UXO (8) is excavated for an identification or typing, including determination of a spatial position and orientation and determination of a state or degree of preservation, and is stabilized and then raised up from the sea bot- tom, and then brought into a predetermined orientation, immobilized, and then separated from the surrounding seawater by placing it into a closable chamber (3); after being closed, the chamber (3) is then emptied of seawater, a casing of the UXO (8) is opened by means of water jet cutting, and then the explosive is completely removed.