Bristol airport flights disrupted after WW2 torpedoes found on beach at Weston
An Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team attended and carried out a controlled explosion at the scene on what were thought to be practice items. See article: https://www.burnham-on-sea.com/news/torpedoes-found-in-beach-mud-are-safely-detonated-by-royal-navys-bomb-squad/
UXO discovered in Hemingford Abbots, Cambs.
Landscapers discover what is believed to be an artillery shell while working in the garden of a Cambridgeshire village garden. Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Team carry out controlled explosion of the item in a nearby field. See article: https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/local-news/hemingford-abbots-police-bomb-squad-18970058
Two Men working for WW2 bomb clearing agency die in Solomon Islands explosion
Briton Stephen Atkinson and Australian Trent Lee were employees of Norwegian People’s Aid which is an aid agency that helps dispose of unexploded bombs. The blast took place in a residential part of the capital Honiara on Sunday. See article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-54230528
Neutralisation of huge WWII bomb to start in October
In mid-October 2020, divers of the 8th Coastal Defence Flotilla will start work on neutralising the Tallboy bomb discovered at the bottom of the Piastowski Canal in Swinoujscie (Northwestern Poland). See article: https://www.thefirstnews.com/article/neutralisation-of-huge-wwii-bomb-to-start-in-october-15625?fbclid=IwAR1TJ0KQP0r_s4V0_S6GBYgHBYIqy2JpiNBAuGxBJFjrDUF6AxqCB-P1hCs
Dad and his two sons discover WWII UXO during stroll at a beach
The trio were praised for alerting coastguards who contacted an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team who detonated the Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) at Warren Beach in Folkestone, Kent. Read article: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/dad-two-sons-stumble-upon-22604681
