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Bomb found washed up on Angus beach
Ordnance found by member of the public near military training camp
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A 50kg bomb has been discovered by a member of the public on an Angus beach.
The unexploded ordnance was found on Saturday morning near the Barry Buddon military training camp after reportedly washing up on the sand.
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) guarded the device for 24 hours until specially trained officers arrived on the scene.
The Royal Navy’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technicians carried out a controlled explosion of the bomb just before 11am yesterday.
A spokeswoman for MCA described the bomb as a “reasonable” size but not too unusual a find.
She said: “A dog walker discovered the bomb on Saturday morning and contacted the police about it.
“A team from the Arbroath Coastguard station arrived shortly after and guarded it until it was covered by the tide again at around midnight.
“The Arbroath officers, alongside a team from the Dundee station, again ensured the public’s safety by guarding the bomb until the Royal Navy’s arrival.”
Ross MacCallum was out yesterday morning when he was informed of the drama.
He said: “I was walking our dog, Nicki, on the base and the coastguard chap suggested we steer clear of the beach area in case the bomb disposal guys detonated the ordnance when we were near.
“We made it round without any explosions – always a good thing when you have a dog.”
A spokesman for Police Scotland confirmed the item was reported at 11am on Saturday and the incident was passed on to the MCA.
Similar ordnance is regularly found in the area and the incident is the third in a matter of weeks.
A quick-thinking teenager happened across a Second World War landmine in sands near Montrose in April.
Kyle Constantine was walking his dog at Kinnaber, north of the Angus town, when he came across the rock-covered mine.
It was also destroyed in a controlled explosion by the Explosive Ordnance Disposal team.
False alarms do occur too though – at the start of the month the foreshore near Carnoustie was shut off to the public after a local discovered what they believed to be ordnance exposed by the low tide.
A cordon was put around the site but the items were soon confirmed to be rocks.
The Ministry of Defence (Mod) has been approached for further details on the weekend incident.
“We made it round without any explosions – always a good thing when you have a dog. ROSS MACCALLUM