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August 8, 2006 · about 20 years ago

Bomb found off coast

A 1,500lb Second World War bomb has been detonated off the Suffolk coast – creating a 300ft plume. The German air drop mine was trawled up by a fishing vessel on Monday afternoon, before being placed back on the sea bed, about one mile off the coast of Shingle Street, near Woodbridge.

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A 1,500lb Second World War bomb has been detonated off the Suffolk coast – creating a 300ft plume.

The German air drop mine was trawled up by a fishing vessel on Monday afternoon, before being placed back on the sea bed, about one mile off the coast of Shingle Street, near Woodbridge.

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