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Bomb disposal experts have blown up a World War II German mine that was washed away by a ship on the Clyde.
The controlled explosion was carried out at Ettrick Bay, near the Isle of Bute, by a bomb disposal team from the Royal Navy’s Northern Diving Group.
The mine, which still contained 350 kg of explosives, caused a large explosion that sent water skyward.
(Image: Brochure.)
The explosion was captured on video and shared on the Royal Navy’s Twitter page along with the caption: “The @Marina Real The Northern Diving Group’s bomb disposal team was in action today at #Ettrick Bay, Island of #Bute, get rid of a German mine from World War II. The artillery was swept into the estuary of #Clyde And it still contained 350 kg of explosives. That equates to a nice Big Bang! ”
Yesterday we told how the crack team, who are specialists in underwater munitions from the HM Clyde naval base, in Faslane, rushed to attend the find.
Coast Guard personnel brought the seven people on board safely to shore while the mine was secured.
A Royal Navy spokesperson said yesterday: “We can confirm that Royal Navy bomb disposal experts from HM Naval Base Clyde’s Northern Diving Group are on their way to Ettrick Bay, Isle of Bute, to encounter a vessel with suspected ordnance explosives on board “.
A spokesman for the Coast Guard and Maritime Agency said: “HM Coastguard has been coordinating the response following a report that a ship in the Firth of Clyde had encountered a possible artillery.”
“The Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team was called in to help.
“The Scottish police were also informed. The Troon RNLI lifeboat was dispatched together with the Rothesay Coast Guard Rescue Team and seven people on board the ship were brought safely to shore.”
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