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.
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