As floating explosives claim lives of bathers, experts agree it will take years to de-mine the Black Sea
On 11 June, a 50-year-old man entered the calm waters from a beach in the Ukrainian city of Odesa. Every weekend in the summer, he took a dip in the shallow sea and searched for sea snails, a local delicacy.
But on this occasion, he was not to return. A mine exploded, killing him instantly, as his family watched on in horror.
