Isle of sheppey revisited

[Puddy_Tat]

as the image and link i posted a while ago have fallen off the interwebs, sheerness mural again -

Scowling TNT Sheerness mermaid under fire

A mural of a mermaid with her hand resting on a TNT detonator comes under fire in Sheerness.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[tonysingh]

I like your optimism and really hope it's well founded.
Most of my fam live not many metres above sea-level on the South of the Swale across from the Island, so it has always been a topic capable of raising concern. Over the years I've seen reports of conflicting views about the stability of the ordnance.

Tbf there are periodic mutterings about removing the explosives

 

[brogdale]

Tbf there are periodic mutterings about removing the explosives

Hmmm; to this non-expert it doesn't sound like the smartest move, tbh

 

[ID47]

I like your optimism and really hope it's well founded.
Most of my fam live not many metres above sea-level on the South of the Swale across from the Island, so it has always been a topic capable of raising concern. Over the years I've seen reports of conflicting views about the stability of the ordnance.

Would have thought Sheppey would stop any 'tsunami' and the blast would be very attenuated especially if you were 'downwind' of a built up area or large buildings for example Sittingbourne Travel Lodge.

 

[blossie33]

Latest on the ship and explosives situation..

Explosives-filled shipwreck has safety work delayed as objects found

The SS Richard Montgomery's explosive cargo has been lying on the Thames Estuary bed for decades.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Elpenor]

There are a few scenes from the new film, Bird, out this week, are filmed on the isle of Sheppey. A day out in Leysdown features