Robot brodovi, mornarički ronilački timovi, SEAL timovi i privatni izvođači radili su na popunjavanju jaza u mornaričkoj borbi protiv mina u Hormuškom tjesnacu.
A sonar return sat on a screen above the bottom of the Strait of Hormuz. An unmanned surface vessel or submersible had found another object, which the machine could map without putting a diver in the water. If disposal required a diver, that diver still had to leave the inflatable boat and decide how close to get.
Na ekranu je ostao odjek sonara iznad dna Hormušskog tjesnaca. Besposadno plovilo na površini ili podvodno vozilo pronašlo je još jedan objekat, kojeg bi mašina mogla da mapira bez izlaska ronilačkog stručnjaka u vodu. Ako bi uklanjanje zahtevalo ronilca, taj ronilac bi i dalje morao da izađe iz napuhivanog čamca i odluči koliko blizu da priđe.
On October 14, the Singapore-flagged container ship GFS Pride sank after a strike and fire the previous day. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Navy claimed a container ship carrying more than 2,500 containers had hit a naval mine on an unauthorized route. Storyful identified the vessel in the Guard’s footage as the Pride.
14. oktobra, kontejnerski brod GFS Pride, pod singapurskom zastavom, potonuo je posle udara i požara koji su se dogodili dan ranije. Mornarica Iranske revolucionarne garde tvrdila je da je kontejnerski brod koji je prevozio više od 2.500 kontejnera udario morskom minom na neovlašćenom putu. Storyful je identifikovao plovilo na snimcima garde kao Pride.
A U.S. official told ABC News that Iran’s account was false. Iran had attacked the ship, the official said, likely with a missile.
Jedan američki zvaničnik je za ABC News izjavio da iranski nalaz nije tačan. Zvaničnik je rekao da je Iran napao brod, verovatno projektilom.
Singapore’s Maritime and Port Authority reported an unknown projectile strike. All 21 Pride crew members evacuated safely, with no injuries reported. GFS Giselle was struck October 14, Singapore time, sustained hull damage, and reached a safe anchorage under its own power. Its 22 crew were safe.
Singapurska uprava za pomorstvo i luke saopštila je da je pogođen projektil nepoznate vrste. Svi članovi posade Pridea, njih 21, su se sigurnim evakuacijama odrekli bez povreda. GFS Giselle je pogođen 14. oktobra po singapurskom vremenu, zadobio je štetu na trupu i samostalno je stigao na sigurno sidrište. Njegova posada od 22 člana bila je bezbedna.
Scott Savitz said in a May RAND interview that a minefield can deter shipping without mines if operators believe the threat exists. The Pride sank. Iran’s account put mines back on every master’s chart.
Scott Savitz je u majskom intervjuu za RAND izjavio da minsko polje može da odvrati plovidbu čak i bez mina ako operateri veruju da pretnja postoji. Pride je potonuo. Iranov nalog vratio je mine na svaku kartu kapetana.
The Divers Behind the Screen
The Financial Times reported September 6 that the United States had conducted a four-month mine-clearance operation, mostly at night, involving Navy SEAL divers and unmanned craft. Small teams worked from inflatable boats.
Financial Times je 6. septembra izvestio da su Sjedinjene Države sprovele četvoromesečnu operaciju čišćenja mina, uglavnom noću, koja je uključivala SEAL ronilačke timove i besposadna plovila. Male grupe radile su sa napuhanim čamcima.
Retired Vice Adm. Robert Harward, a former SEAL and former deputy commander of CENTCOM, told NewsNation that darkness was meant to protect divers and EOD teams from drone surveillance. He contrasted Hormuz with mine clearance in Iraq in 2003. Those crews worked in daylight because they faced no drone threat.
Penionisani viceadmiral Robert Harward, bivši SEAL i bivši zamenik komandanta CENTCOM-a, rekao je NewsNation-u da je mrak bio namijenjen zaštiti ronilaca i timova za otklon eksploziva od nadzora dronova. Uporedio je Hormuz sa čišćenjem mina u Iraku 2003. godine. Te posade radile su danju jer nisu bile izložene pretnji dronova.
Remote systems carried high-resolution sonar across the seabed while operators reviewed the returns. Operators had to decide whether a contact was a mine before selecting a disposal method. In an October 12 Breaking Defense interview, Bryan Clark of the Hudson Institute said remote mine hunters had verified a mine-free channel along the Omani coast.
Daljinski sistemi nosili su visokorezolucionarni sonar preko dna mora dok su operateri pregledali dobijene rezultate. Operateri su morali da odluče da li je kontakt mina pre nego što odaberu način otklanjanja. U intervjuu za Breaking Defense od 12. oktobra, Bryan Clark sa Hudson instituta rekao je da su daljinski lovci na mine potvrdili kanal bez mina duž omanske obale.
Retired Capt. Bill Hamblet described disposal generally to the FT. A Navy diver usually approached the mine and placed a charge. Robotic submersibles could also destroy mines with explosives, he said. Hamblet assessed that some missions may have launched from the expeditionary sea base USS Miguel Keith.
Penсionisani kapetan Bill Hamblet opisao je otklanjanje općenito za FT. Mornarčki ronilac obično bi prišao minuti i postavio eksploziv. Robotički podrumski uređaji takođe bi mogli uništiti mine eksplozivom, rekao je. Hamblet je procenio da su neke misije možda krenule sa ekspedicionarne morske baze USS Miguel Keith.
Axios reported August 25: underwater drones found over 100 suspected objects; contractors were hired for disposal. Its August 28 account put the sweep at more than 200 mine-like objects. Unnamed U.S. officials identified 11 as mines and said only a few had been properly deployed.
Axios je 25. avgusta izvestio da su podvodni dronovi pronašli više od 100 sumnjivih objekata; angažovani su izvođači za otklanjanje. Njegov izveštaj od 28. avgusta naveo je da je pretraga obuhvatila više od 200 objekata sličnih mina. Neimenovani američki zvaničnici identifikovali su 11 kao mine i rekli da je samo nekoliko od njih pravilno postavljeno.
On August 25, President Donald Trump posted that all mines in the strait’s international waters had been removed or detonated. Two days later, CENTCOM commander Adm. Brad Cooper declared the internationally recognized transit routes clear of Iranian mines and credited Navy divers, SEALs, and air power. Cooper gave no mine count.
25. avgusta, predsednik Donald Tramp objavio je da su sve mine u međunarodnim vodama tjesnaca uklonjene ili detonirane. Dva dana kasnije, komandant CENTCOM-a admiral Brad Cooper proglasio je da su međunarodno priznate tranzitne rute očišćene od iranskih mina i pripisao zasluge mornaričkim ronilačkim timovima, SEAL‑ima i vazdušnoj moći. Cooper nije izneo broj mina.
A Field Nobody Could Count
The crews worked without an agreed public count. On June 26, International Maritime Organization Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez estimated roughly 80 mines in the established shipping lanes. He cautioned that the number was unconfirmed.
Posade su radile bez javno uspostavljenog broja. 26. juna, generalni sekretar Međunarodne pomorske organizacije (IMO), Arsenio Dominguez, procenio je da ima otprilike 80 mina u uspostavljenim plovnim putevima. Upozorio je da broj nije potvrđen.
Bloomberg reported in late August that allied officials believed clearance had not removed all of an estimated 80 to 150 mines laid by Iran. American officials disputed that assessment. A person familiar with the U.S. position called the figures outdated.
Bloomberg je krajem avgusta izvestio da saveznički zvaničnici veruju da čišćenje nije uklonilo sve, otprilike 80 do 150 mina koje je postavio Iran. Amerikanski zvaničnici osporili su tu procenu. Osoba upoznata sa američkim stajalištem opisala je brojke kao zastarele.
Public sightings provided a narrower record. NAVAREA IX warning 180/26 reported a suspected floating mine in late May. A June JMIC advisory confirmed the location of one mine near the recommended southern transit route, according to Maritime Executive.
Javne posmatranje pružila su uži zapis. Upozorenje NAVAREA IX, broj 180/26, prijavilo je sumnjenu plutajuću minu u kasnom maju. JMIC savjet iz juna potvrdio je lokaciju jedne mine u blizini preporučene južne transitarne rute, prema Maritime Executive.
Analysts cited by the FT said satellite imagery did not clearly substantiate Iran’s mine-laying claims. The 11-mine count came from U.S. officials speaking anonymously to A Axios.
Analitičari koje je FT naveo rekli su da satelitske snimke ne potvrđuju jasno iranske navode o polaganju mina. Broj od 11 mina potekao je od američkih zvaničnika koji su govorili anonimno za A Axios.
Savitz warned that clearance under fire could take months.
Savitz je upozorio da čišćenje pod vatrom može potrajati mesecima.
Why SEALs Were in the Boat
The Navy decommissioned its four Bahrain-based Avenger-class mine countermeasures ships in September 2025. Their hulls left aboard a heavy-lift ship in January 2026, weeks before the war began.
Mornarica je u septembru 2025. ukinula četiri Avenger-klase brodova za borbu protiv mina, koji su bili bazirani u Bahreinu. Njihovi trupovi su u januaru 2026. prebačeni na brod za teške podizne radove, nekoliko nedelja pre nego što je rat počeo.
USS Chief and USS Pioneer left Singapore April 10 and headed northwest through the Strait of Malacca, Stars and Stripes reported. A June 3 NAVSUP solicitation scheduled generator load-test support for Pioneer at Sasebo from July 14 through October 31.
USS Chief i USS Pioneer napustili su Singapur 10. aprila i krenuli severozapadno kroz moreuz Malaka, kako je izvestio Stars and Stripes. NAVSUP-ov poziv od 3. juna za podršku testu opterećenja generatora za Pioneer u Sasebu bio je zakazan od 14. jula do 31. oktobra.
The FT reported that three Gulf-assigned U.S. mine-warfare ships had operated elsewhere since at least early June. The Navy has not disclosed what Expeditionary Mine Countermeasures companies or the Littoral Combat Ship mine package contributed to the clearance operation.
FT je izvestio da su tri američka broda za minolov dodeljena Zalivu radila i drugde barem od početka juna. Mornarica nije otkrila doprinose kompanija Expeditionary Mine Countermeasures ili paketa mina za Littoral Combat Ship u operaciji čišćenja.
The Gulf’s four dedicated Avenger-class ships were gone before the war. During the clearance operation, SEALs went into the boats alongside Navy divers. Remote systems searched ahead of them.
Četiri posvećena Avenger-klase broda u Zalivu bila su nestala pre rata. Tokom operacije čišćenja, SEAL-ovi su ulazili u čamce pored mornaričkih ronilačkih timova. Daljinski sistemi su pretraživali ispred njih.
Another Pass Through the Dark
Mine warfare has always been a logistics problem with explosives inside it. Clark described search vehicles returning to download their data before further vehicles went out to investigate contacts and neutralize mines. Recovery and analysis sat between passes.
RAT protiv mina oduvek predstavlja logistički problem koji uključuje eksploziv unutar njega. Clark je opisao kako vozila za pretragu vraćaju podatke pre nego što sledeća vozila krenu da istraže kontakte i neutralizuju mine. Oporavak i analiza nalaze se između prolaza.
Clark argues that the Navy should buy remote systems in large numbers and store them until a crisis demands them. More than 200 contacts for 11 mines argues for depth. A stored vehicle still needs a working sensor and an operator who can separate a mine from seabed clutter while a diver waits in the boat.
Clark tvrdi da mornarica treba da kupi daljinska vozila u velikom broju i da ih skladišti dok kriza ne zatreba. Više od 200 kontakata za 11 mina govori u prilog dubine problema. Skladišteno vozilo i dalje mora imati radni senzor i operatera koji može razlikovati minu od taloga dna dok ronilac čeka u čamcu.
JMIC Update 104, dated October 11, kept the Hormuz threat at severe and logged three projectile strikes on tankers in the strait over 72 hours. It told mariners to stay vigilant for attempted mining in and near the traffic separation scheme. Three days later, Iran said a mine sank the Pride.
Ažuriranje JMIC-ovog izveštaja broj 104, datirano 11. oktobra, zadržalo je pretnju u Hormuzu na veoma ozbiljnom nivou i zabeležilo je tri projektilna udara na tankere u tjesnacu u proteklih 72 sata. Upozorilo je mornare da ostanu na oprezu zbog pokušaja miniranja u i blizu sheme za razdvajanje saobraćaja. Tri dana kasnije, Iran je saopštio da je mina potopila Pride.
A tanker industry executive told the FT that heavy nighttime small-boat traffic makes re-mining easy. The Guard’s own statement warned vessels and fishing boats to steer clear of containers floating in the water. Iran says mine. A U.S. official says likely missile.
Izvršni direktor industrije tankerâ rekao je FT-u da gust noćni saobraćaj malih čamaca olakšava ponovnu miniranje. Saopštenje garde upozorilo je brodove i ribarske čamce da izbegavaju kontejnere koji plivaju na vodi. Iran tvrdi mina. Američki zvaničnik kaže da je verovatno projektil.
If mines return, the sonar vehicle will run another strip of bottom while an operator decides whether the next approach belongs to a machine or a diver.
Ako mine ponovo budu prisutne, sonarno vozilo ponovo će preći po dnu, dok operater odlučuje da li sledeći pristup pripada mašini ili roniocu.
