Controlled Explosion for UXO Found at East Yorkshire Wind Farm Site
09/10/2020
Two items of Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) were discovered during works at the Spaldington Airfield wind farm site near Howden in East Yorkshire. The type of UXO found has not been disclosed but it is thought they relate to a former dispersed site for Royal Air Force (RAF) Breighton, a nearby air...
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Unexploded Ordnance Found at Royal Troon Golf Club
06/10/2020
A Royal Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team was called to the Portland course of the Royal Troon Golf Club after the discovery of several items of suspected Unexploded Ordnance (UXO). The items were found during routine maintenance work and resulted in the Police being called. An EOD ...
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Wartime Shell Pulled from the Rochdale Canal in Manchester
05/10/2020
Roads and railways were closed in Manchester after a magnet fisherman found a suspected unexploded shell in the Rochdale Canal. The shell was pulled from the canal in the Newton Heath district and prompted Police attendance and security cordons to be put in place, including the evacuation of ...
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Unexploded Shell Found in Raynes Park Garden
05/10/2020
Workmen uncovered an unexploded shell when digging footings in a residential garden in Raynes Park, South London. After realising the potentially hazardous nature of the device, the workmen called in the Police who put a security cordon in place prior to the arrival of an Explosive Ordnance D...
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