21. As well as vessels that were sunk there were a number of sea mines that prevented navigation. 22. Not far away, Australian forces intercepted an Iraqi patrol boat filled with sea mines and other equipment. 23. In the summer of 1984, magnetic sea mines damaged at least 19 ships in the Red Sea. 24. The British even used sea mines from the battleship HMS " Malaya " to destroy houses. 25. Apart from their loads of sea mines , most would also carry other weapons for self-defense. 26. With respect to conventional military supplies, Italy provided land and sea mines to both Iraq and Iran. 27. The Reagan administration rejected it in 1982, mainly for its provisions attempting to regulate deep-sea mining . 28. Analysts also are eyeing more conventional threats that the Navy says are growing : sea mines and enemy submarines. 29. Not far away, Australian forces had intercepted an Iraqi patrol boat filled with sea mines and other equipment. 30. It will be the world s first deep-sea mining project, with first production expected in 2013.
