Friday, November 19, 2010

World War II Mines and Bombs Still a Problem

From the November 19th Scotsman.

The Northern Diving Group based at HM Naval Base Clyde in Scotland is the foremost experts in bomb disposal techniques in the country, a skill largely honed from years of dismantling World War II mines and even bombs that turn up each year.

They are regularly called out to disarm munitions caught up in fishing nets or suspicious objects washed up on shore.

An example of their work occurred this past January when they were called out to disarm an unexploded Second World War caught up in a trawler's net off Port Seton in East Lothian.

Still a Problem After All These Years. --Cooter

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