1982 Harpoon Missile Misfire Incident

Quando

6 de set. de 1982

Tipo

Operação militar

Coordenadas

55.93° N, 11.53° E

Description

Accidental launch of a missile

1982 Danish naval accident

The 1982 Harpoon missile misfire incident, in Danish dubbed hovsa-missilet, was an unintentional discharge of a live Harpoon missile by Danish frigate HDMS Peder Skram during a training maneuver in the Kattegat on 6 September 1982. The missile traveled 34 kilometers at low altitude, severing several power lines before eventually striking a group of trees and exploding.

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