Your headline is exactly how I want information fed to me. Perfect minimalism achieved through maximizing bottom line up front.
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Only thing missing is whether it was on purpose or by accident.
...awkwaaaard...
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
According to a BBC News report in 1970,[12] it was determined that if the wreck of Richard Montgomery exploded, it would throw a 300 metres (980 feet)-wide column of water and debris nearly 3,000 metres (9,800 feet) into the air and generate a wave 5 metres (16 feet) high. Almost every window in Sheerness (population circa 20,000) would be broken and buildings would be damaged by the blast. News reports in May 2012 however, including one by BBC Kent, stated that the wave could be about one metre (3.3 feet) high, which although lower than previous estimates would be enough to cause flooding in some coastal settlements.[13][b]
Damn, that's quite fucked up. Also they fear to remove the explosives because they fear that even the slightest movement could detonate everything.
AND DON'T YOU FORGET IT!
Don't. Touch. The. Boats.
There are large parts of Europe that are off limits today because of so much exploded ordinance.
Why was there a WW2 bomb at a Japanese airport?
Because Japan was a part of WWII? Also because airports were military targets?
Ok. I thought it was being transported or displayed. It is left over uxo.
Munitions from WWI are still out there in large quantities and waiting to explode some toddler playing ball in a field.
XO now
BTW if anyone wants a great show, Danger UXB is super good if you can find it.
If someone had died, would we count that as another WWII casualty?
WWII 1939-2024
Fuck bombs.
I wouldn't recommend that
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The US is still blowing up Japan? Talk about nursing a grudge.
What can we say? We’re a war-like people.
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