Gardeners discovered an unexploded Second World War bomb while they were digging in the garden of a home in Barbourne.
Police officers were manning the cordon as an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team made up of two army personnel arrived at the scene shortly before 11am to begin an assessment. The EOD team was on Stephenson Road for over three hours before they transported the device away from the area to an undisclosed location.
Read more…
Source: Worcester News
Related:
- UK: Survey of explosives contamination in the environment
May 24, 2021
Scientists from the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) will shortly conduct an environmental survey across a number of different locations to detect and identify traces of explosives that are present in the general environment. The data is used to understand the level of explosive traces in our environment and can be used to interpret ...
- UK: Man Tries To Sell Live World War II Era Bomb On eBay
May 22, 2021
Mark Williams, a British metal detectorist, 51, found a bomb from World War II on a grass bank near his brother’s home in Swaythling, Hampshire. Mark wanted to sell the antique weapon on eBay because he was so pleased with his find. ‘WWII German incendiary bomb – genuine, authentic Southampton Blitz,’ Mark wrote on the ...
- UK: Police worker admits making explosives
May 19, 2021
A police worker who ran a survivalist YouTube channel has admitted possessing banned weapons and making an improvised explosive device. Zoe Ashley Watts – a former PCSO – was arrested in October after a search at her home in St Helens Avenue, Lincoln. A police raid at her home found a stun gun, butterfly knives and a ...
- UK: Bomb squad called to Brixham after missile brought to shore by fisherman
May 17, 2021
A controlled explosion of a suspected bomb has taken place on a Devon beach. The Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team were sent to Brixham after reports of an unexploded bomb were made on Monday 17 May. They were accompanied by police officers and the coastguard rescue team shortly after 9am. Read more… Source: ITV News
- UK: Cambridge student jailed for exploding parcel postal fraud
May 15, 2021
A student who sent packages with improvised explosive devices through the post as part of a plot to get fraudulent refunds has been jailed. Ovidijus Margelis, from Cambridge, sent the packages to depots around the UK, causing evacuations, road closures and disruption to more than 50,000 people. Read more… Source: BBC News
- Guernsey: Second bomb discovered and detonated
May 13, 2021
A second World War Two bomb has been detonated after being found in the undersea crater left by a bomb disposed of by Royal Navy divers the day before. Local divers in Guernsey found the new anti-submarine bomb in the seabed on Tuesday, Guernsey Harbours said. Both anti-submarine bombs were found about 1,800ft (550m) north east of ...
- Guernsey: World War Two bomb detonated near St Peter Port harbour
May 11, 2021
An unexploded World War Two bomb has been detonated on the seabed near a harbour. The anti-submarine weapon was safely detonated by a Royal Navy bomb disposal team from Portsmouth just after 14:35 BST on Tuesday, Guernsey Coastguard said. The device was spotted by divers about 550m (1,800ft) from White Rock Pier in St Peter Port harbour. Read ...
- Look Out! Maritime Early Warning Innovations: Defence and Security Accelerator Competition Document
May 11, 2021
This Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) competition is seeking proposals for the development of innovative technologies to provide novel methods of Early Warning (EW) for maritime operations. Run on behalf of the Royal Navy, this competition aims to develop alternative future concepts for the Airborne Early Warning systems that currently enable deployed capabilities within the ...
- Royal Navy team to detonate unexploded WWII bomb in Guernsey
May 8, 2021
A team of specialists from the Royal Navy will arrive into Guernsey on Monday 10 May to dispose of a second unexploded World War II device found off the island’s coast. The object was detected 548 metres north east of the White Rock pier in St Peter Port. It was found by a team of local scallop ...
- Innovation for a Safer Future: DASA Strategy 2021-2024
May 4, 2021
Foreword from the Head of DASA On behalf of Anita Friend and myself, I am pleased to welcome you to Innovation for a Safer Future: DASA Strategy 2021-2024. We are both extremely proud of the staff at the Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) and the work they have done to put DASA on the map, helping ...
