They searched for them. And, of course, they found them. The Coast Guard calls them "potentially dangerous objects." And given that they're on the seabed at the Salto di Quirra joint-forces range, their possible nature seems obvious: they're (almost) certainly remnants of military exercises, and it's impossible to rule out the possibility of explosive devices. And so the noticeboard of the Arbatax maritime district office fills up with orders prohibiting navigation at a myriad of locations, surrounded by extensive circles where all activity is prohibited.
The ordinances, with accompanying maps, were issued in August and are still valid. And this is happening while Murtas beach, in the Villaputzu area, is open for swimming. Except that just a few meters from the shoreline, something alarming is unfolding.
The "objects"—which apparently remain unidentified but exude "danger"—were also discovered at depths of just 4 and 5 meters, close to the beach, opposite the Baccarinu (or Pisale) pond. In this area, six are located within a short distance of each other. They were detected during the SIR 2026 campaign, namely during the periodic "Search, Identification, and Recovery" surveys of potentially hazardous residual materials on the seabed, conducted by the Air Force at the end of each range's operating period.
Operations that allowed the discovery of further material between minus 37 and minus 1600 metres approximately, for a total of 27 objects scattered up to hundreds of metres from the coast.
All ordinances prohibit all maritime activities within a 150-meter radius: there are dozens of such centers, so the sea off Quirra is dangerous. The Coast Guard says so.
