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British Town Worried About WWII Ammo Ship Wreck

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the tiptoeing-through-the-tulips dept.

Radical Rad writes "For 60 years, 1.4 kilotons of unstable world war II bombs have lain in the rusting wreck of a US cargo ship half-submerged on a sandbank in the river Thames. If it explodes it will be one of the biggest non-nuclear explosions ever with predictions of a 3 kilometre high wall of mud, water, and metal fragments causing devastation to the nearby town of Sheerness in Kent." The BBC has more.

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  1. Re:Am I the only one? by BashDot · · Score: 0, Troll

    "If it explodes it will be one of the biggest non-nuclear explosions ever with predictions of a 3 kilometre high wall of mud, water, and metal..." A bit taller than 16 feet, my friend. Just a bit.

  2. To Pick Nits by Lord+Kano · · Score: 1, Troll

    An ordinance is a law. Ordnance refers to ammunition.

    LK

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