Seafront off Teignmouth Pier
10 July 2018 · Teignmouth, Devon
View this record on the map →- Date
- 10 July 2018
- Record type
- Found UXO
- Bomb weight
- 1,200kg
- Casualties
- None reported
- Location
- Teignmouth, Devon
- Position accuracy
- Confirmed incident, approximate point (found underwater)
What happened
A recreational scuba diver and his nephew found a German SC1200 bomb on the seabed close to the pier. Police evacuated seafront properties so that a bomb disposal team could tow the device clear of the town before Royal Navy divers destroyed it at sea.
How it was made safe
Towed out to sea and destroyed in a controlled explosion by Royal Navy divers from Devonport.
Evacuation
Seafront properties evacuated while the device was moved.
Also worth knowing
The SC1200 carried around 631kg of Trialen high explosive — among the largest devices recovered on the Devon coast in recent years.