Holme-Next-The-Sea, United Kingdom Local coastguard units and an EOD team responded to a report of a suspected munition at a coastal beach.
EOD secured the scene and, while conducting a sweep of the waterline and surrounding shoreline, identified several additional pieces of UXO. EOD personnel established a strict safety cordon and successfully neutralized the hazards by executing two controlled detonations on the beach.
Drigg, United Kingdom Local coastguard units and a British Army EOD team responded to a report of suspected UXO located on Drigg beach.
Orleans, Massachusetts Local authorities secured the public beach at Rock Harbor following the discovery of multiple pieces of suspected UXO. In total, five objects were located: one resting on the beach and four submerged on the tidal flats near the edge of the harbor entrance channel.
Saint Leonard, Maryland Suspected military ordnance that washed up on a Maryland shore prompted a multi-agency response. The canister, marked with a military label, was discovered near a Calvert Beach boat ramp
The potential explosive find led to police, firefighters and a Navy EOD team being called to the scene after the U.S. Coast Guard requested that Naval Air Station Patuxent EOD examine and dispose of the object.
Point Magu, California A 1950s era bazooka round washed up on a public beach prompted a response from the local bomb squad and the EOD unit based at Point Mugu Naval Base. The responding units decided to destroy the round in place which was directly in front of lifeguard tower 14. The beach was temporary closed during the response.
A social media post by the bomb squad described the response - "The Sheriff's Bomb Squad and Navy EOD unit examined the ordnance and determined the Super Bazooka round still contained live explosives and was too dangerous to transport."
Dunbar, Scotland A WWII munition discovered on a beach in East Lothian has been safely detonated by an Army EOD team on Belhaven Beach in Dunbar. The find prompted the Dunbar Coastguard to issue a warning to the public that ordnance "occasionally" washes up or is uncovered on beaches from the war and that they still pose a "significant likelihood" of being dangerous.
The warning came in the form of a social media post where the coastguard shared a video of the ordnance being detonated on the beach by the EOD team.
The post also included a photo of around a dozen UXO found on Belhaven Beach in a week's time. A spokesperson said, "A warning to all those that use our beaches around Dunbar. We occasionally receive reports of ordnance washed up or uncovered on our local beaches, usually stemming from the WWII era."
"Whilst it may look harmless, please be advised there is a significant likelihood that it could still present a danger. For example, today a series of controlled explosions were needed at Belhaven due to live WWII-era ordnance being discovered."
Nantucket, Massachusetts Several WWII-era rockets were discovered on a popular Nantucket beach, resulting in a multi-agency response. According to the Massachusetts Department of Fire Services, the Massachusetts State Police Bomb Squad was called out to reports of UXO found buried in an eroding sand dune.
Selsey, England Police cordoned off portions of Medmerry Beach in Selsey after suspected UXO was found on the shoreline. Sussex Police said it responded to assess "items believed to be smoke signals and small munition fragments."
Two controlled explosions were carried out to dispose of the ordnance and the beach was reopened according to the Selsey Coastguard.
North Berwick, Scotland Police and HM Coastguard teams responded to a beach west of North Berwick after Antanas Milcius noticed what appeared to be ordnance on the shore. Based on his past military and police experience, he realized the potential risk to the public.
"I phoned the police, sent them pictures" Milcius said. He was concerned that "it was getting dark and the tide was coming in," but police were on the scene within 10 minutes, he said.
A portion of the beach was closed while awaiting British Army EOD to arrive the next morning. They identified the munition as a 25 lb air-dropped practice bomb and disposed it through a controlled detonation shortly after.
There were no injuries and the beach reopened soon after the EOD demo operation.
Dartmouth, England A Coastguard team and the bomb squad were called to a beach in Dartmouth after a suspicious device was found. The munition washed ashore on Strete Gate beach, prompting the Dartmouth Coastguard Rescue Team to set up a cordon while Royal Navy EOD from Plymouth responded.
The unidentified ordnance was destroyed through remote detonation. According to the coastguard rescue team, it was the second ordnance callout in less than a week.
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