The daily Telegraph had a story yesterday, headlined: The plan: Link (behind a pay wall): Sunken warship in River Thames with explosives on board could cause ‘mass damage and loss of life’ It does not add anything new, except the plan!
Being from Kent and having taken exotic school trips to the Isle of Sheppey back in the day, I was always told nothing could be done it was just a case of waiting for the bang.
Having crept past it a number of times, going to some refinery or Other. Isle of Grain? While going Up & Down the Thames Estuary on Oil tankers. Yes a bit of a navigation hazard, But do non-fused bombs, and munition cause that much of a risk. Since large quantities were dumped in the Irish Sea, and (various areas) of The Firth of Forth. Moving 1400tons of inaccessible munitions, from a Rusted hulk in 2 months? Ah! Experts say, and BBC News, enough said.
While the risk of a major explosion is believed to be remote, it is considered prudent to monitor the condition of the wreck. SS Richard Montgomery: background information
