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Sheesh somethinh like 80 years and there's still live ones out there
Heheh don't look of the coast of England, there's not a partially submerged ammo ship full of uxo in a shipping lane that inches ever closer to exploding day by day as stabilizer leaches out.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Richard_Montgomery
According to a survey conducted in 2000 by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency,[5]: 2000 survey, p21–22 the wreck still held munitions containing approximately 1,400 tonnes (1,500 short tons) of TNT high explosive.[5]: 2000 survey, p21–22 This comprises the following items of ordnance:
286 × 2,000 lb (910 kg) high explosive bombs
4,439 × 1,000 lb (450 kg) bombs of various types
1,925 × 500 lb (230 kg) bombs
2,815 fragmentation bombs and bomb clusters
Various explosive booster charges
Various smoke bombs, including white phosphorus bombs
Various pyrotechnic signals
Damn, that's quite fucked up. Also they fear to remove the explosives because they fear that even the slightest movement could detonate everything.