20 UXO Items Found on Offshore Wind Farm Development
15/02/2019
At least 20No. items of Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) have been found on an offshore wind farm development in the North Sea. A mixture of German mines and Allied bombs are understood to have been uncovered on the site of the Moray East Offshore Wind Farm, with several more along its cable route to sho...
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Third Selsey Call-Out in Three Weeks for Bomb Squad
11/02/2019
For the third time in three weeks an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit has been called out to Medmerry Beach at Selsey to deal with historic ordnance. The site of a former bombing and air-to-ground range, Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) is regularly being exposed along this stretch of coastline, part...
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Grenade Found in the Canal at Deansgate Manchester
11/02/2019
Roads were closed in Deansgate, Manchester after the discovery of a grenade in the canal. A stretch of the canal near Deansgate Locks was also cordoned off as an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team was mobilised. The EOD team removed the device and the area was re-opened. See: http...
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Naval Shell Discovery Closes Rochester Station
06/02/2019
Rochester Station was closed for more than three hours after the discovery of a suspected ‘wartime bomb’. Although the trains kept running through the station, no stops were made and passengers were evacuated by Police. An Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team attended and confir...
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