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13 Oct 2020 16:53 #1
by ColinArmfield
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The largest unexploded World War Two bomb ever found in Poland has detonated during the defusing process, a Polish Navy spokesman said.
The chance the bomb - at the bottom of a Baltic Sea shipping canal - would detonate had been put at 50-50 and all the divers were unharmed.
About 750 residents had been evacuated near the port city of Swinoujscie.
The RAF dropped the Tallboy or "earthquake" bomb in a raid in 1945 which sank the German cruiser Lützow.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-54522203
The chance the bomb - at the bottom of a Baltic Sea shipping canal - would detonate had been put at 50-50 and all the divers were unharmed.
About 750 residents had been evacuated near the port city of Swinoujscie.
The RAF dropped the Tallboy or "earthquake" bomb in a raid in 1945 which sank the German cruiser Lützow.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-54522203
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14 Oct 2020 08:12 #2
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Considering the size of the cordon area beforehand, I was a little disappointed at the plume.
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14 Oct 2020 13:10 #3
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Must admit was expecting something much bigger. Partial explosion?
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14 Oct 2020 14:19 #4
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Yes, from the video (there is also one taken from a drone) it looked to be a low-order detonation which was, I think, the best outcome. I look forward to seeing pictures of the casing when it is raised, Should be split open with most of the main filling exposed.
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