Model Boat Mayhem

Mess Deck: General Section => Chit-Chat => Topic started by: MCAT on April 11, 2008, 08:44:01 am

Title: DONT GO DOWN IN YOUR BOATS TODAY
Post by: MCAT on April 11, 2008, 08:44:01 am

WW2 BOMB  found at burnham on sea

see link         http://burnham-on-sea.com/news/2008/bomb-on-stert-11-04-08.shtml

Title: Re: DONT GO DOWN IN YOUR BOATS TODAY
Post by: MCAT on April 14, 2008, 08:56:30 am

Short video of the bomb disposal

http://www.burnham-on-sea.com/coastguard/bomb-video-11-04-08.shtml

Title: Re: DONT GO DOWN IN YOUR BOATS TODAY
Post by: Colin Bishop on April 14, 2008, 09:22:02 am

A bit sobering considering that there is a whole shipful of them sitting on the bottom of the Thames Estuary - the Richard Montgomery.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Richard_Montgomery

Title: Re: DONT GO DOWN IN YOUR BOATS TODAY
Post by: djrobbo on April 14, 2008, 10:42:41 am

The worrying thing is colin , if i walk down the end of my road and look over the sea wall i can see whats left of the masts etc at low tide :( , and the trouble is as you well know do you believe the official reports on the state of the thing >:( , or are they just trying to save money and play russian roullette with us and our homes.

  regards....bob.

Title: Re: DONT GO DOWN IN YOUR BOATS TODAY
Post by: Martin (Admin) on April 14, 2008, 11:32:32 am

Are old WWII bombs and Mines still known to 'go off' in the English Channel and other costal waters?

Title: Re: DONT GO DOWN IN YOUR BOATS TODAY
Post by: RickF on April 14, 2008, 02:40:02 pm

Spare a thought for France and Belgium, still trying to clear up after 1918. According to the film "Aftermath: The Remnants of War", the "demineurs" in France have gathered more than twenty million shells but have lost six hundred demineurs. At the current speed, France will be fully cleared and safe in seven hundred years.

Rick

Title: Re: DONT GO DOWN IN YOUR BOATS TODAY
Post by: chingdevil on April 14, 2008, 05:43:00 pm

Yes Martin
I would have thought that bombs and mines could still go off, saying that I have not heard of any. I thought I read if the bombs are in salt water it ruins the fuses, corroding the metal work of the clockwork system. I think a lot of the problems with bombs and mines is the explosive becomes unstable over time, which is the worry over the Richard Montgomery. :o :o :o

In this present day and age I would not recommend Googling "bomb fuses" to find out :police: :police: :police: :police:

Brian