Over 1,000 Bombs Cleared from Former Range on East Yorkshire Beach
07/08/2020
For years, coastal erosion has uncovered hundreds of items of unexploded ordnance (UXO) on Cowden beach in East Yorkshire, the shore and cliff-face having been used as target areas for a Cold War bombing range. Over the past month, Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) teams have removed and dest...
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Magnet Fisherman Finds Grenade in Maidstone
04/08/2020
A magnet fisherman pulled an unexploded grenade out of the river in the centre of Maidstone, Kent. Police were called and closed off a footpath to the area. An Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team was subsequently mobilised and removed the grenade to a safe area to carry out a controlled ex...
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11 Unexploded Shells Found on Kent Beach
03/08/2020
A metal detectorist uncovered 11 unexploded devices whilst sweeping the beach at Sandwich Bay in Kent. An Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team was called in to carry out controlled explosions by the Police. It is understood that the munitions were all smoke-filled. See: https://www.d...
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Over 100 Ordnance-Related Items Found on Cumbria Beach
03/08/2020
There was a busy weekend for the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team in Cumbria after more than 100No. items of Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) were found by a member of the public on the beach at Eskmeals near Millom. The beach forms part of the Eskmeals Proofing Range, used to test a wide vari...
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