The end came in 1917 when a mine exploded on board and destroyed the ship.
If the dan ship gets too close, a mine may explode under her.
Matters were not helped when the same mine exploded two months later on 15 December, 1813.
Few minutes later, the mine exploded and the place was filled by sea water.
At 14:25 hours, a mine exploded between the two ships.
Despite the warning, the next mine exploded right over the bridge.
And if the mine exploded while they were still in the water, only fifty yards away from the ship?
About a year and a half ago, he told me, a mine exploded next to an American convoy.
Another mine exploded, this time twenty yards behind David's boat.
It wasn't, and an American officer was killed when a mine exploded.