Practice Shell found at Recycling Plant
05/06/2015
A 13lb ‘practice shell’ has been found at a recycling centre in Dorchester, causing the site to be closed for most of the day. An Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit from the Royal Logistics Corps at Tidworth attended the site and declared the item inert before removing it. Whilst th...
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UXB at Wembley Stadium
22/05/2015
A 50kg German UXB has been found during excavations near Wembley Stadium. Members of the Army Royal Logistics Corps are on site to safely defuze and remove the bomb. The find follows on from the discovery in March of a 250kg UXB at Bermondsey that caused chaos in Central London. These discoveries te...
READ MOREUnexploded Artillery Shell in Gravesend
08/05/2015
An unexploded artillery shell has been found in mudflats off Gravesend, Kent. It was dealt with by a Royal Navy Bomb Disposal squad. For more information and images click here. Judging by the relatively pristine condition of the shell, it looks as if it may have been dumped by a wary collect...
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Assessing Offshore UXO Hazards
30/04/2015
ZeticaUXO has just completed an offshore risk assessment for the location of a proposed tide gauge. Our research identified the presence of a WWII practice bombing target on the site, in addition to other potential sources of UXO including aircraft crashes and jettisoning areas. Having esta...
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MAGNET FISHERMEN FIND UNEXPLODED GRENADE IN WORCESTER CANAL zeticauxo.com/magnet-fisherm… #UXO #EOD @worcesternews pic.twitter.com/rzogibLb05
INCENDIARY BOMB FOUND IN WOODLAND NEAR ELLESMERE PORT zeticauxo.com/incendiary-bom… #UXO #EOD @CheshireLive pic.twitter.com/A3rUNPcuJW