Bomb found on Essex coast
Published:
7:41 AM May 13, 2008
Updated:
4:08 AM February 18, 2021
ROYAL Navy bomb disposal experts were dispatched to the mud flats at Westcliffe-on-Sea following the discovery of a large unexploded Second World War shell.
ROYAL Navy bomb disposal experts were dispatched to the mud flats at Westcliffe-on-Sea following the discovery of a large unexploded Second World War shell.
The device was found by a bait digger at around 1.15pm yesterday.
The Navy, assisted by Southend Coastguard, destroyed the shell in a controlled explosion.
The discovery follows a similar find on the beach at Felixstowe.
