1982 Harpoon missile misfire incident

The 1982 Harpoon missile misfire incident, in Danish dubbed hovsa-missilet ('The Whoops Missile'), 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. The fireball and subsequent shockwave destroyed four nearby unoccupied summer cottages and caused minor damage to a further 130 buildings in the area. There were no injuries.

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N 55.9325 °	E 11.530833333333 °

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Søndre Strandvej 3
4500 Odsherred Municipality
Region Zealand, Denmark
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