Fishing boat catches World War II mine in nets off Brixham
Bomb disposal teams were called after a Second World War sea mine was caught by a fishing boat.
The object became in stuck in the net of the vessel off the Devon coast at Brixham near Berry Head on on Saturday.
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Brixham coastguard was alerted to the incident at 11am by a local fisherman who was unable to release the object from his boat.
The Royal Navy explosive disposal unit was called to the scene.
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Teams lowered the object to the seabed and carried out a controlled explosion.
A spokesman for Brixham coastguard described the incident as "a rare one".
Comments
by LBMarketing
Monday, January 28 2013, 12:54PM
“I was kayaking when I heard the mine alert and exclusion zone over the VHF at about 1pm. Later that day I went for a walk along the breakwater to the lighthouse, I could not have timed it better. I heard what sounded like a gun shot over Berry Head, then the lighthouse rattled and I felt vibrations under my feet, then a few seconds later a loud bang that echoed from Torquay.
I think the fishing boat should be renamed 'Close Shave' or 'Boomtastic'...”