An American bomb from World War II exploded at a Japanese airport in the city of Miyazaki. More than 80 flights were canceled. There were no injuries.
An American bomb from World War II exploded at a Japanese airport in the city of Miyazaki. More than 80 flights were canceled. There were no injuries.
Your headline is exactly how I want information fed to me. Perfect minimalism achieved through maximizing bottom line up front.
13Only thing missing is whether it was on purpose or by accident.
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...awkwaaaard...
9Sheesh somethinh like 80 years and there's still live ones out there
8Heheh don't look of the coast of England, there's not a partially submerged ammo ship full of uxo in a shipping lane that inches ever closer to exploding day by day as stabilizer leaches out.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Richard_Montgomery
According to a survey conducted in 2000 by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency,[5]: 2000 survey, p21–22 the wreck still held munitions containing approximately 1,400 tonnes (1,500 short tons) of TNT high explosive.[5]: 2000 survey, p21–22 This comprises the following items of ordnance:
286 × 2,000 lb (910 kg) high explosive bombs
4,439 × 1,000 lb (450 kg) bombs of various types
1,925 × 500 lb (230 kg) bombs
2,815 fragmentation bombs and bomb clusters
Various explosive booster charges
Various smoke bombs, including white phosphorus bombs
Various pyrotechnic signals
According to a BBC News report in 1970,[12] it was determined that if the wreck of Richard Montgomery exploded, it would throw a 300 metres (980 feet)-wide column of water and debris nearly 3,000 metres (9,800 feet) into the air and generate a wave 5 metres (16 feet) high. Almost every window in Sheerness (population circa 20,000) would be broken and buildings would be damaged by the blast. News reports in May 2012 however, including one by BBC Kent, stated that the wave could be about one metre (3.3 feet) high, which although lower than previous estimates would be enough to cause flooding in some coastal settlements.[13][b]
9Damn, that's quite fucked up. Also they fear to remove the explosives because they fear that even the slightest movement could detonate everything.
2Documents declassified shortly before revealed that the wreck was not dealt with immediately after it happened, or in the intervening 60 years, due to the expense.[15] The Maritime and Coastguard Agency nevertheless believes that the risk of a major explosion is remote.[16] In June 2020, the DfT announced it was looking for a contractor to remove the ship's three masts as they were placing undue strain on the rest of the vessel structure.[21] The Ministry of Defence warned that the collapse of a mast could detonate ordnance, and Royal Navy specialists would need to remove them safely. In December 2021 it was reported that a contractor supported by the Navy would remove the ship's masts, starting in June 2022.[22][23][24] At the end of June 2022 it was reported that the work to remove the masts would be delayed another year.[25] In June of 2023, unidentified objects found on the seabed around the ship caused the original plan to remove the masts to be deemed as too dangerous, and the removal was, again, delayed.[26] In December of 2023, the MCA determined that the masts had degraded more than expected and scheduled their removal for March 2024.[27] In April 2024 18 metallic objects were found around the wreck and work delayed again.[28] due to the expense due to the expense due to the expense So clearly they just want it to explode on its own, idk drop a bunker buster on it and stop pretending?
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AND DON'T YOU FORGET IT!
6Don't. Touch. The. Boats.
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There are large parts of Europe that are off limits today because of so much exploded ordinance.
5If someone had died, would we count that as another WWII casualty?
4WWII 1939-2024
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The US is still blowing up Japan? Talk about nursing a grudge.
4What can we say? We’re a war-like people.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Fuck bombs.
4I wouldn't recommend that
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6Dr. Strangelove has entered the chat
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