A global effort is underway to protect waters from sea munitions. In Israel, a team of divers is working to clear the Mediterranean seabed of unexploded grenades and other munitions.

The team has been conducting diving trips as part of a yearslong experiment to prepare for the clearance process. On one such trip in June, the divers were unable to find dummy mortar and artillery shells they had planted months prior.

Further details on this experiment and the challenges it poses are available from the source. The ultimate goal is to return beach areas to residents, but the difficulty in locating the munitions suggests a complex task ahead.