About: 1982 Harpoon missile misfire incident

The 1982 Harpoon Missile Misfire Incident, in Danish dubbed 'Hovsa-Missilet' (or '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. No human injury was reported.