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.
Clarksville, Tennessee A local Goodwill store was evacuated after employees discovered a suspected explosive device hidden inside a donated bag.
First responders immediately cleared the building while the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office Bomb Squad was dispatched to assess the threat. The bomb squad examined the item and identified it as a live military-grade blasting cap. Authorities thoroughly checked the area and confirmed that no other explosive materials were present in the donations.
U.S. Army EOD technicians from nearby Fort Campbell took possession of the blasting cap, safely removing and disposing of the initiating device without further incident.
Huntsville, Alabama Redstone Arsenal is set to receive its first permanent ordnance destruction facility. Spearheaded by the U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville, the Prototype Recovered Ordnance Destruction System (PRODS) will thermally destroy recovered munitions, significantly accelerating ongoing clearance operations at the installation.
By integrating a static detonation chamber with an advanced off-gas treatment system, PRODS aims to safely dispose of munitions and related materials without the need for open detonation leaving behind only safe scrap metal for recycling or standard disposal.
Historically, Redstone Arsenal has relied on lower-capacity, portable disposal units, creating potential bottlenecks. The permanent, high-throughput capability of PRODS is expected to increase disposal speeds by up to 75%, ensuring UXO recovery efforts are not hindered by storage limitations and backlog.
Komarno, Slovakia Low water levels in the Danube River revealed a large WWII era UXO item. The discovery was reported to police and led to a response from bomb disposal technicians from the Police Corps' Criminalistics and Forensic Institute in Bratislava.
Nitra region police along with the Fire and Rescue Corps, assisted in the operation to safety dispose of the anti-ship mine which was loaded by the bomb techs onto a specially modified fire brigade vehicle with a sand bed to ensure safe passage to the pit where it was disposed of by controlled detonation.
Atascosa County, Texas A Texas man's long-time desk ornament was recently revealed to be a live Civil War-era UXO. For several years, Steve Martin had been using a 20-pound artillery shell as a paperweight and conversation piece after his son recovered it during a fishing trip.
The true nature of the artifact came to light last month when a visiting truck driver with a military background saw the object and warned Martin that it appeared to be a live munition. Recognizing the potential danger, Martin contacted the Atascosa County Sheriff's Office.
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."
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania An explosives demolition crew used various explosive charges to demo the Commercial Street bridge. The demolition crew reportedly combed the area after the implosion before giving the "all-clear" for crews to enter the area to remove the debris. However, the following day, crews removing debris got a un-expected surprise when a blast occurred after the heavy equipment they were using hit an explosive charge that failed to initiate during the initial demo operation.
PennDOT reported that no one was injured and no equipment was damaged. A spokesperson for PennDOT described the incident as "an errant mistake" and decided not to pursue any further investigations into the matter.
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