23/10/2021 Regno Unito, Inghilterra, Kent, Swale, Sheppey, Sheerness
“If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance”
The American liberty ship sank during a storm in the Thames Estuary off Sheerness on August 20, 1944, loaded with explosives. It broke its back on a submerged sandbank and has remained there ever since. The ship is still believed to have 1,400 tonnes of unexploded bombs on board.
Source: kentonline.co.uk–By Claire McWethy
Iniziano i lavori di bonifica bellica subacquea per liberare la nave Liberty SS Richard Montgomery affondata nell’agosto del 1944, dalle 1400 tonnellate di materiali bellici.
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