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.
South Devon, England The Dartmouth Coastguard Rescue Team responded to Hallsands beach for a reported suspect ordnance. A cordon was established around the anti-tank mine, while awaiting arrival of a Royal Navy EOD team from Plymouth.
Thermal camera images were used to confirm that the cordoned area was indeed clear of people, so EOD could dispose of the UXO through a controlled explosion. According to officials, the loud detonation proved that the mine was a live device.
The Coastguard issued a reminder that if you find ordnance on the coast, dial 999 and ask for the Coastguard, try to get a detailed location and remain a safe distance from it.
Lennox Head Beach, Australia Police were called to Lennox Head Beach to reports of a UXO that washed ashore. Officials from the Richmond Police District Rescue Squad secured the area, and the Australian Defence Force responded to detonate the marine location marker through a controlled explosion.
Officials took the opportunity to remind the public that if potential ordnance is found, leave the suspected item in place and contact local police immediately.
Chichester, England Selsey Coastguard was called to Medmerry Beach following reports of a suspicious object. The coastguard team photographed the object and sent the pictures to EOD.
The item was declared safe and not ordnance, however the EOD team did carry out a controlled explosion on another item, before lifting the cordon.
Medmerry Beach is notorious for ordnance finds and has been called the "UK's most dangerous beach" by national media due to the frequency of explosive finds in the area.
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.
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