Unexploded bomb destroyed on Chalkwell seafront (From Southend Standard)
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Unexploded bomb destroyed on Chalkwell seafront
11:14am Tuesday 19th March 2013 in Echo News
BOMB disposal experts have destroyed an unexploded wartime bomb this morning.
Bait diggers found the device yesterday morning on Chalkwell beach and reported it to Thames Coastguard at 9.30am.
Checks were made before officers and the Explosive Ordnance Disposal team returned today.
The bomb was detonated at 10.08am.
The area is now safe.
Comments(9)
Joe Wildman-Clark
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11:30am Tue 19 Mar 13
How-ironic
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11:47am Tue 19 Mar 13
DogsMessInLeigh wrote:Is Chalkwell covered by the purple flag?
'The area is now safe'.......is that a 100% guarantee..? as there must be 100's more UXB's out there.
Joe Wildman-Clark
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11:58am Tue 19 Mar 13
Carnabackable
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1:44pm Tue 19 Mar 13
Since the deep water port dredging, and consequential erosion, they are being found on the surface, the mud having been washed down river..
firedog
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4:27pm Tue 19 Mar 13
Carnabackable wrote:Read the story "bait diggers found the device I bet you believe global warming
Yet another example of the erosion, of the mud flats, years gone by these wartime anti-aircraft shells were only found when a bait digger dug them up.
Since the deep water port dredging, and consequential erosion, they are being found on the surface, the mud having been washed down river..
and the kings new clothes.
Carnabackable
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5:48pm Tue 19 Mar 13
firedog wrote:You idiot
Carnabackable wrote:Read the story "bait diggers found the device I bet you believe global warming
Yet another example of the erosion, of the mud flats, years gone by these wartime anti-aircraft shells were only found when a bait digger dug them up.
Since the deep water port dredging, and consequential erosion, they are being found on the surface, the mud having been washed down river..
and the kings new clothes.
perini
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3:49pm Wed 20 Mar 13
Carnabackable wrote:Yet again you prove to be a fool. What was the problem? Was the word a bit too long for you to understand? Words like bait and digger can be complicated to read.
firedog wrote:You idiotCarnabackable wrote: Yet another example of the erosion, of the mud flats, years gone by these wartime anti-aircraft shells were only found when a bait digger dug them up. Since the deep water port dredging, and consequential erosion, they are being found on the surface, the mud having been washed down river..Read the story "bait diggers found the device I bet you believe global warming and the kings new clothes.
Carnabackable
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7:22pm Wed 20 Mar 13
DogsMessInLeigh says...
11:17am Tue 19 Mar 13