Unexploded Shells Found on Brighton Building Site
21/03/2019
2No. unexploded shells have been found on a building site in Brighton. A safety cordon was put in place around the site as an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team was mobilised to remove the items. See: https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/17518481.bomb-squad-called-after-two-unexploded-shells...
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Grenade Found in the Canal at Leigh
20/03/2019
A suspected WWII-era hand grenade was found in the Leeds and Liverpool Canal at Leigh in the latest such incident involving magnet fishermen. An Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team was called to deal with the device. See: https://www.leighjournal.co.uk/news/17514151.bomb-squad-calle...
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Mortar Found in River Itchen in Southampton
18/03/2019
A WWII-era mortar was found in the River Itchen at Riverside Park in the Bitterne Park area of Southampton. A magnet fisherman inadvertently dragged the device out of the river and called the Police, who put in place a safety cordon. An Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team arrived and rem...
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Dozens of UXO Found During Gower Removal Exercise
18/03/2019
Royal Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) divers have been completing the removal and destruction of dozens of items of UXO found along the Gower Peninsula in South Wales. Large numbers of mainly WWII-era high explosive shells and mortars – in addition to phosphorus-filled devices – h...
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