Operators clearing underwater unexploded ordnance (UXO) from the wreckage of sunken warships have been focused on speeding up operations. They dredge sand from around the wreckage, enabling them to recover both the UXOs and the pieces of the vessels, sunk during the 1970-1975 civil war.
Heng Ratana, director-general of the Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC), told the Post on August 22 that after an August 10 meeting with Minister of Interior Sar Kheng, it was agreed that operations need to be accelerated a quickly as possible.
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Source: The Phnom Penh Post
