Charmouth, United Kingdom A bomb scare unfolded on a Dorset beach after a concerned member of the public reported an object they believed to be UXO. Local police and the coastguard established a cordon around the mystery device and called in EOD experts. Unable to definitively identify the partially buried object from photographs, the Royal Navy bomb disposal team was dispatched from Plymouth, leading to an expanded 300 ft cordon.
Eastham, Massachusetts Massachusetts State Police Bomb Squad detonated a UXO that was discovered on a Cape Cod beach after the Eastham Police Department posted on their social page about a "volatile ordnance" being discovered.
Upon arriving on the scene at Bay Beach in North Eastham, the bomb squad determined that the item was most likely a phosphorus flare, according to Eastham Police. The munition was safely disposed of onsite.
Ayrshire, Scotland An EOD team responded to Irvine Beach after an unidentified UXO was reported. A spokesperson from Police Scotland said, "Around 2.45pm on Tuesday, 16 September, 2025, officers received a report of an unexploded ordnance on Irvine beach. EOD attended and a controlled explosion was carried out."
Cumbria, England A Whitehaven Coastguard Rescue Team responded to Drigg Beach in Cumbria after an artillery shell was found on the shore by a beachgoer. The ordnance was safely destroyed by a bomb disposal unit, and the coastguard thanked the public for its cooperation in maintaining the established cordon around the ordnance before and after the detonation.
Indian River, Florida High winds from hurricane Erin off of Florida's east coast uncovered remnants of a WWII-era sea mine along the shoreline just south of Vero Beach. According to a law enforcement official, Hurricane Erin revealed metallic cylinders buried in the sand, leading to a response from EOD.
Lt. Kevin Jaworski, a spokesperson with Indian River County Sheriff's Office, said a beach goer discovered the munition parts protruding from the ordnance identified as a Hertz Horn mechanism.
A cordon was established while an EOD team from Patrick Space in Brevard County conducted "a thorough assessment and secured the device," Jaworski said.
Lake Worth, Florida Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office (PBSO) bomb squad was dispatched to Lake Worth Beach Pier after a beachgoer discovered a suspicious item. The item in question was identified by the bomb squad as a military Marine Location Marker (MLM) used to mark locations out at sea.
Indian Rocks Beach, Florida The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office (PCSO) closed the 15th Avenue Beach Access in Indian Rocks Beach and evacuated the beach after reports of suspect UXO. The PCSO called in the local bomb squad as well as the Air Force EOD unit at nearby MacDill Air Force Base to investigate the suspect item.
Millom, England A Millom Coastguard Rescue Team responded after a walker discovered a potential explosive device on a Cumbrian beach.
In a statement, the spokesperson for the unit said, "The team attended to scene, met with the first informant, confirmed the location, and positively identified the items as ordnance. "Photographs and description were passed to explosive ordnance disposal for further action."
Englewood, Florida The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office responded to a beach in Englewood after children discovered a barnacle-encrusted object they believed to be a scuba tank. Much to their surprise, the item turned out to be WWII-era UXO.
The children reportedly touched the ordnance and took photos of it before someone realized it could be dangerous. "I was shivering when I heard it was a bomb," said Maci Martinez, one of the children who found it.
New Forest, England A bomb squad was called in after a child found UXO on a beach and the parents reported the find to the Calshot Beach activity center.
The area was cordoned off until the bomb squad could respond to remove it. A spokesperson for New Forest Police said, "Report made to the control room that a child had found a suspected unexploded ordnance at Calshot beach today."
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