Engineers perform delicate operation on explosives-packed World War II shipwreck, but bombs remain in place
- By Simon Ellery October 23, 2026 / 10:06 AM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Sheerness, England — A delicate operation aimed at preventing an 82-year-old U.
- shipwreck packed with tons of World War II explosives from unleashing a potentially catastrophic tidal wave on London has been completed.
- But while the most imminent danger has been addressed, the explosives remain inside the rusting wreck of the SS Richard Montgomery on the riverbed, and experts aren't taking their eyes off it.
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- By Simon Ellery October 23, 2026 / 10:06 AM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Sheerness, England — A delicate operation aimed at preventing an 82-year-old U.
- shipwreck packed with tons of World War II explosives from unleashing a potentially catastrophic tidal wave on London has been completed.
- But while the most imminent danger has been addressed, the explosives remain inside the rusting wreck of the SS Richard Montgomery on the riverbed, and experts aren't taking their eyes off it.
Sources: CBS News