29/09/2019 Regno Unito, Inghilterra, Essex, Southend-on-Sea
“If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance”.
An eight-man team of Royal Navy divers from Portsmouth were dispatched to the area, where they towed the device out of the estuary to safely destroy it at sea in a complex six-day operation. It took 27 hours on the water, equating to 216 man hours, with 20 dives accumulating 375 minutes underwater. Visibility below the surface was zero, and tidal currents during working periods were up to one knot. The Thames Estuary can flow at up to three knots at this time, limiting the available work periods.
Foto-Fonte: maritime-executive.com
Subacquei artificieri della Royal Navy, dal relitto da una nave da guerra del 17°secolo affondata tra la foce del Tamigi e il pontile più lungo al mondo Pontile di Southend-Southend Pier, rimuovono una bomba d’aereo da 1.000 Kg, risalente alla seconda guerra mondiale e di fabbricazione tedesca.
If you find anything that appears to be an explosive device, do not touch it, leave it where it is and call the police. We will contact the appropriate agencies to properly dispose of the item.
Biography of a Bomb
Foto: courtesy Royal Navy
