New Year Honours 2021: Royal Navy bomb disposal expert who cleared Luftwaffe bomb made MBE
A Royal Navy expert who oversaw the safe disposal of a 500lb Luftwaffe bomb found at London’s King George V Docks has been made an MBE in the New Year Honours list. See article: https://apple.news/AudF0uO8sSUWxzgI1dAYTDw
Magnet fisherman catches WW2 grenade in the Kennet and Avon Canal
The item was taken away by an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team to perform a controlled explosion. See article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-55473861
Magnet fisherman pulls 19 hand grenades from River Tame
The man was using a magnet device in the River Tame near Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands. The items were taken away and disposed of by an Explosive Ordnance Disposal team. See article: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/birmingham-river-grenades-found-bomb-disposal-b1777636.html
WWII unexploded ordnance found on Deal beach
A mother and daughter’s fossil find turns out to be a smoke grenade which causes damage to their kitchen after they return home with the find. See article: https://www.kentonline.co.uk/deal/news/kitchen-horror-as-grenade-explodes-in-sink-239160/
Unexploded ordnance found in Hampstead Heath pond
Police sealed off the area on Saturday lunchtime after anglers hooked what is believed to be an unexploded Second World War hand grenade from a pond. An Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team responded and safely detonated the item on the bank of the pond. See article: http://camdennewjournal.com/article/unexploded-hand-grenade-found-in-hampstead-heath-pond
EOD team carry out controlled explosion after artillery shell discovered in Nottinghamshire
An Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team carried out a controlled explosion after a WW1 artillery shell was dredged from Newark Marina. See article:
An EOD team called to Smethwick after unexploded ordnance found in canal
An Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team and police were called to the scene on Rabone Lane where the device was found. See article: https://www.expressandstar.com/news/local-hubs/sandwell/smethwick/2020/12/03/bomb-disposal-squad-called-to-smethwick-after-unexploded-device-found-in-canal/
A marine research vessel encounters a sea mine near Wemyss Bay
A marine research vessel encounters a sea mine near Wemyss Bay in the Firth of Clyde. The crew were brought to shore and an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team removed the mine from the scene. See article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-55156434
Man unwittingly took home unexploded ordnance (UXO) after beach trip
A man finds an unusual item while enjoying a trip to the Portico Docks area of Portsmouth earlier this month and took it home with him to Weston-super-Mare. He then realises it was an item of unexploded ordnance. An Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team were called to his home...
Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) at Bourne Road, Colchester
It is believed an unexploded grenade was pulled from Bourne Pond. An Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team attended and carried out a controlled explosion at the scene. See article: https://www.essexlive.news/news/essex-news/loud-bang-colchester-bourne-pond-4726700
