Oceanside, California three separate fires burning on military ranges on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton ranges are being closely monitored from a distance. The fires are located in Whiskey Impact Area, Jardine Canyon, and Range 219/221. The presence of potential UXO in those areas makes it too hazardous for firefighters to enter the area. A total of 1,200 acres of range land have been impacted so far. The cause of the fires are under investigation and at this point authorities are not sure if the three fires are connected.

Kiev, Ukraine Beachgoers along the Black Sea reported a sea-floating mine less than 50 feet from shore. Police were called in and the beach was quickly evacuated. An engineer unit was brought in to provide technical support. The mine was counter-charged by the engineers in the shallow waters without incident. The exact type of mine was not reported but it was described as an anti-ship mine 6 feet in diameter. The beach, a popular swimming area was re-opened following the incident.

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Bishop Auckland, United Kingdom Volunteers sorting through items donated to a church yard sale came across a hand grenade in a box with pots, pans, and other kitchen household goods in it. The 84-year old woman who found the grenade knew the potential hazards associated with the UXO from her time spent in a munitions factory during WWII. She immediately cleared the other volunteers out of the room then called the police.

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Key West, Florida A U.S. Navy EOD Dive Team from Naval Air Station Jacksonville conducted a reconnaissance and recovery mission near Boca Grande after recreational divers reported seeing munitions on the sea floor. EOD raised two ordnance in the area that were identified as inert. The Coastguard assisted in the effort by maintaining an exclusion zone around the area. Other munitions reportedly exist in the area but the EOD unit was only scoped to investigate the munitions that were reported by the divers. After the EOD operation was complete, the exclusion zone and mariner restrictions were lifted.

Richmond, Kentucky Trace levels of mustard vapors were detected in one of the CWM munitions storage igloos during a routine weekly monitoring event at the Blue Grass Army Depot. The Army plans to conduct further investigations to identify which munition(s) in the storage igloo is leaking. Once the munition has been identified, it will be over-packed and moved to a separate storage area where it will be held until it can be properly disposed of. The Army reported that the leak does not pose a danger or risk to the general public outside of the installation.

Ebberston, United Kingdom A group working under an active permit to excavate the crash site of a WWII era British bomber uncovered one of the plane's 500 lbs bomb. The group called the Royal Air Force who dispatched an EOD team to investigate the find. Due to the condition of the unexploded bomb, EOD decided to conduct a blow in place operation. To limit potential damage to nearby buildings including a large greenhouse, EOD spent approximately two full days preparing the site for the disposal operation by surrounding the bomb with one ton sandbags to limit the fragmentation. Nearby roads were closed and residents were evacuated during the disposal operation.

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River Falls, Wisconsin Customers going through items at an estate sale came across some old ammunition cans. As the customers were handling and opening the cans, they noticed that one of them appeared to contain ordnance. The customers notified the estate sale management team who in turn called the River Falls Police Department. The police responded with technical support from the Marathon County Bomb Squad. Nearby residents were evacuated and streets were closed as bomb technicians investigated the ordnance.

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Auckland International Airport, New Zealand a routine inspection of a package within the airport's mail center turned up a hand grenade. The discovery prompted an evacuation of the building and a call to the police. The local police dispatched to the scene along with an EOD unit for technical support. After further investigation, it was determined that the WWI era hand grenade was inert.

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East Kent, United Kingdom the crew on a commercial fishing vessel fishing in the Thames Estuary was shocked when they discovered that a large bomb was caught in their nets. The crew radioed to the Coastguard who responded with a British Royal Navy EOD team for technical support. EOD identified the UXO as a WWII era German aerial dropped parachute retardant bomb (specific size not reported).

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