Portland Harbor is a popular British seaside resort. For some reason, there was no mention of this mine on their website. It is on the south coast of England and is part of the UNESCO Juraissic Coast World Heritage Site.
Portland Harbor is a thriving commercial port and will be hosting sailing events in the 2012 Olympics.
Of interest, I found out that the British battleship HMS Hood, launched in 1891, was scuttled there Nov. 4, 1914, to block the southern ship channel from attacks by German U-boats in World War I.
It was to be scuttled, but tides started moving it so explosives were set off, causing it to turn over because of the weight of the turrets.
The wreck became known as "The Old Hole in the Wall" and was a popular dive site before that was banned in 2004 due to safety reasons.
This HMS Hood is not to be confused with the one sunk by the German battleship Bismarck in World War II.
Glad They Found the Mine Before It Could Do Damage. --Cooter
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