A bizarre incident unfolded on the shores of Rhodes after a winter swimmer spotted a strange object in the water. The man, who wished to remain anonymous, pulled the object from the sea near the Soroni area. According to Mega TV, the object turned out to be a mine, believed to have travelled from war-torn Ukraine via the Aegean Sea. I didn’t understand what it was, I’ve never seen anything like it.”He further revealed a concerning interaction with the Coast Guard. “The Coast Guard told me to go away… And the Coast Guard itself didn’t know what it was.” The swimmer eventually learned about the object’s true nature through social media responses to a video he posted.