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Ukrainian sailors are being trained to use underwater minehunter drones by the Royal Navy that will play a vital role in helping clear its coastline. More than a dozen Ukrainian personnel have already started a three-week course at a facility Read More …
Across from the quarterdeck of the Naval School, Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), the EOD Memorial bears the names of the 343 military EOD technicians killed in the line of duty since the beginning of the EOD career field. The earliest Read More …
Expeditionary Exploitation Unit 1 (EXU-1) and the FBI’s Counter-Improvised Explosive Device (C-IED) Section conducted a maritime post-blast investigation course at Naval Air Station (NAS) Key West, Florida, Jan. 19-28. The U.K. Royal Navy Diving and Threat Exploitation Group (DTXG) and Read More …
A man has been arrested after suspicious items and unknown substances were found at a property in a residential street. The Royal Navy bomb disposal unit, police and the hazmat fire team all went to the incident in Plymouth. Police Read More …
Police said they had arrested a man for a bomb hoax near to the media centre set up to cover the G7 summit south west England after officers were forced to evacuate a hotel in response to reports of a Read More …
An unexploded World War Two bomb has been detonated on the seabed near a harbour. The anti-submarine weapon was safely detonated by a Royal Navy bomb disposal team from Portsmouth just after 14:35 BST on Tuesday, Guernsey Coastguard said. The Read More …
A three foot long torpedo was found yesterday afternoon after a local man in Slapton came across it while using a metal detector. A bomb disposal unit from the Royal Navy team were deployed at around 3pm yesterday afternoon (February Read More …
A bomb dating back to the Second World War which was found on a Cornish beach has been detonated safely. Members of the Royal Navy’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) attended Hayle beach at around 8.30am today (January 12) to carry Read More …
A Royal Navy expert who oversaw the safe disposal of a 500lb Luftwaffe bomb found at London’s King George V Docks has been made an MBE in the New Year Honours list. Under Lieutenant Commander Sean “Central” Heaton’s leadership, specialist Read More …
A bomb disposal squad has been called to a beach near St Austell after reports of a ‘suspicious object’ being found. A 999 call was made from Porthpean Beach on Tuesday afternoon. A phosphorus marker flare was found and the Read More …
