It fell into the sea off Morbihan following a military test.
A cylindrical missile debris is currently being sought by the authorities, said a press release from the communication service of the Ministry of the Armed Forces.
“Following a test of ammunition without a military charge, the Ministry of the Armed Forces launched, as for any shooting, an operation to recover the debris.
All the debris was recovered from the bottom of the water with the exception of a cylinder containing a pyrotechnic pressurization device.
This piece is most likely at the bottom of the water, ”indicates the Directorate General of Armaments (DGA).
"The pyrotechnic device is locked in the cylinder and does not represent a danger as long as no one tries to open the cylinder", she specifies.
Interrupted for weather reasons, the repechage campaign resumed on Wednesday and sea users were warned "in the unlikely event that this cylinder floats".
Likely to be "adrift between the tip of Penmarc'h and Belle-Ile"
In an email sent earlier this week to the town halls of the area concerned, the services of the maritime prefecture of the Atlantic indicate that "the metal cylinder containing a pyrotechnic charge" measures "2 meters in length by 40 centimeters in diameter" and that he "is likely to have been adrift for a few days in an area between the tip of Penmarc'h and Belle-Ile".
"Given the particular danger represented by this gear, I thank you for informing the municipalities between the tip of Penmarc'h and the limit with the Loire-Atlantique" as well as the fisheries committees of Finistère and Morbihan, add email.
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