Weapon from WWII in Darwin Harbour

[clownfishsydney]

I had a good laugh when I read this, so funny:
What! Is this the New Navy?
I can not think of a MCDO [Mine Clearance Diving Officer] "pulling the pin" this quick.

Elite navy dive team suspends search for suspected WWII bomb in Darwin Harbour

Despite an "extensive search", the specialist team tasked with relocating and removing the possible weapon has been unable to find it.

www.abc.net.au

Having dived wrecks off Darwin where the visibility was terrible, I would assume it is worse inside the harbour. Probably cannot see more than a foot in front of them.

As to anchor dragging, unlikely anyone would anchor there. Only possible problem would be pulling it to the surface anyway.

 

[clownfishsydney]

Just out of curiosity, how big?

Grow to over 5 metres. There is a stuffed one in the Darwin Museum that big.

 

[Pressurehead]

I would assume it is worse inside the harbour. Probably cannot see more than a foot in front of them.

True, I have been lucky with OK vis at times there, Navy CDs are trained to dive in little to no vis, it's was called 10 eyes diving, you have 10 fingers.
Very soft touch 10 eyes.

 

[BoundForElsewhere]

From the video, it looks like around 70 cm, which is about 27 inches long.

Big enough.

 

[BoundForElsewhere]

Grow to over 5 metres. There is a stuffed one in the Darwin Museum that big.

Terrifying. Crocodiles freak me out more than sharks. I'll get in the water any day with a shark but when the resident croc at one of the cenotes in Tulum slides into the water I get all cold and clammy.

 

[clownfishsydney]

Terrifying. Crocodiles freak me out more than sharks. I'll get in the water any day with a shark but when the resident croc at one of the cenotes in Tulum slides into the water I get all cold and clammy.

Sharks may attack you, crocodiles will.

 

[clownfishsydney]

ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) 7 pm TV News just showed the bomb being blown up. A bit of water splashed above the surface, probably more from the explosives used.

 

[BoundForElsewhere]

ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) 7 pm TV News just showed the bomb being blown up. A bit of water splashed above the surface, probably more from the explosives used.

Too bad they didn't do a gender reveal.

 

[Pressurehead]

ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) 7 pm TV News just showed the bomb being blown up. A bit of water splashed above the surface, probably more from the explosives used.

Navy detonates suspected WWII 'dummy' bomb discovered in Darwin Harbour

A team of navy divers detonated the suspected World War II mortar shell, after it was discovered during survey works last week.

www.abc.net.au