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Around the UK too. The North Channel between Scotland and Northern Ireland contains ~1,000,000 tons of munitions. It was supposed to be dumped in the deep cha
by ectopod 5y ago
Around the UK too. The North Channel between Scotland and Northern Ireland contains ~1,000,000 tons of munitions. It was supposed to be dumped in the deep channel, but in rough weather the boats would dump it a few hundred metres offshore [1]. Separately, 1500 tons of TNT is deteriorating in a grounded WWII ship just off Sheerness in the south-east of England [2]. I wouldn't live there!
[1]: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg14820042-200-the-ww2-bombs-dumped-off-western-scotland-washing-up-on-beaches/ https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg14820042-200-the-ww2-...
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Richard_Montgomery https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Richard_Montgomery
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- sleavey 5y agoI think the wreck in the Thames estuary is of genuine concern to the prospect of building a new airport for London on reclaimed land there. The ship would need to be dealt with before building the airport, which surely would require exploding it, which would in turn break windows 10s of km away. Building new international airports for major cities is already expensive before you consider that!