Unexploded Grenade Found in Colchester Pond
23/11/2020
A controlled explosion was carried out after a grenade was found in a pond in Colchester. Police urged members of the public to avoid the area as an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team was mobilised. The EOD team safely detonated the grenade at the scene. See: https://www.essexlive....
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Suspected Depth Charge Found Off Guernsey Destroyed in Controlled Explosion
18/11/2020
A suspected depth charge found in the sea off St Peter Port, Guernsey has been destroyed in a controlled explosion. Recreational divers found the device near the Queen Elizabeth II Marina. It is thought to have been an American-made Mark 54 lightweight torpedo depth charge containing approxim...
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Unexploded Shell Found at Site of Former Filling Factory in Morecambe
17/11/2020
A security cordon was put in place at White Lund Industrial Estate in Morecambe after the discovery of a suspected unexploded shell. The estate is the site of a former munitions factory that was operational during and shortly after World War One. National Filling Factory Morecambe filled thou...
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Controlled Explosion for Grenade Found on Essex Building Site
16/11/2020
A controlled explosion was carried out after the discovery of an unexploded hand grenade at a residential development site in Kirby Cross, Essex. The grenade was found during excavation works and the Police brought in an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team to deal with the device. A...
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