A little excitement in my neck of the woods...random live WWII-era munitions found in the Charles River!

[Brian Austin]

A few nights ago I heard a small but very noticeable explosion.

Then a minute later I got an alert from my town's PD on my cell phone.

Earlier in the day some guys were "magnet fishing" off a bridge and picked up a 12"-long shell.  What I had felt was the detonation of that live shell.

Then this morning they found a bazooka round the same way, at the same location.  That too was detonated.

https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/what-is-magnet-fishing-unexploded-ordnances-charles-river/

 

https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/video/bazooka-round-recovered-by-magnet-fisher-in-needham/

[stitchdup]

thats been happening a lot in the uk but then we got bombed plenty. For over 50 years there was a live torpedo just sitting on the beach near my mums house. when we were little me and my riends used the torpedo as a firebreak for bonfires. My dod had us half convinced it was an old farm roller. when it got blown up by the army it left a crater 15ft deep in the rock. the bang was heard on the scottishmainland as well. But the beach is next to scapa flow which was the northern naval base in britian, and it was heavily bombed many times, and one of these raids led to first civilian death from an air raid. the ww1 german fleet was scuttled here too so it might surpsise you how much of it is still in use. The majority of the pre nuclear metals used in the early space program came from these ships as they were sunk before them so were uncontaminated and ideal for space stuff.

[Brian Austin]

I understand Europe is riddled with hidden old bombs.  It seems to be fairly routine to uncover them in Germany and France.

In my town's case, there was a "NIKE" anti-aircraft missile installation in operation during the Cold War, but that's the other side of town from where the magnet fishers were.  Perhaps there are more mysteries lurking in the muddy Charles River.

Speaking of the UK, there is a connection to my town with the UK relating to WWII.

https://www.wickedlocal.com/story/needham-times/2021/07/16/british-flag-marks-needham-memorial-1944-royal-air-force-crash/7978593002/