Iron Harvest
Aug 6, 2022 07:30:49 #
I don't know why I had never heard about this. When farmers in France plow their fields in the spring, they discover about ninety tons of unexploded munitions from WW I. The cases are rusty and falling apart, but the explosives have killed hundreds of people over the years as these weapons have been discovered and disposed of.
In doing a search for this on YouTube, I discovered that there is a game of the same name. Of course, there is.
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=iron+harvest+in+france
In doing a search for this on YouTube, I discovered that there is a game of the same name. Of course, there is.
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=iron+harvest+in+france
Aug 7, 2022 10:14:53 #
sgt hop
Loc: baltimore md,now in salisbury md
jerryc41 wrote:
I don't know why I had never heard about this. Wh... (show quote)
some of that stuff is being washed up on assateague island ....they have closed some parts of the beach area...twas one of our favorite beach areas....we reside with in easy driving distance....preferred assateague to ocean city....
Aug 7, 2022 10:17:37 #
sgt hop wrote:
some of that stuff is being washed up on assateague island ....they have closed some parts of the beach area...twas one of our favorite beach areas....we reside with in easy driving distance....preferred assateague to ocean city....
That's strange. Is it coming from Europe?
When we were in England years ago, we were near the shore and saw a sign warning of an unexploded bomb.
Aug 7, 2022 11:03:01 #
Mines are still a threat in the oceans as they are in former land combat areas. The number of land mines deployed is staggering and remains to claim their victims.
Aug 7, 2022 11:50:04 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I don't know why I had never heard about this. Wh... (show quote)
Saturation (carpet) bombing has been continued since WWII until now.
Aug 7, 2022 11:57:32 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I don't know why I had never heard about this. Wh... (show quote)
Re: Omaha Beach. Check below.
https://www.livescience.com/20760-omaha-beach-sand-day.html
Aug 7, 2022 16:08:00 #
Stephan G wrote:
Amazing. I wonder if trolling with a magnet would pick that up.
Aug 7, 2022 20:00:46 #
jerryc41 wrote:
That's strange. Is it coming from Europe?
When we were in England years ago, we were near the shore and saw a sign warning of an unexploded bomb.
When we were in England years ago, we were near the shore and saw a sign warning of an unexploded bomb.
Part of the island was a test range in the 40's. Most of that stuff is WWII era US stuff.
Some parts of the east coast have unexploded shells from old Civil War coastal forts which were often just earth and sand rampart construction.
Aug 11, 2022 02:52:31 #
There is a munitions ship the 'SS Richard Montgomery' which sank in a sand bank in the Thames estuary in England in 1944. Its masts are still sticking out of the water, it is a time bomb waiting to go off...look it up on Google.
Aug 11, 2022 07:55:38 #
Doddy wrote:
There is a munitions ship the 'SS Richard Montgomery' which sank in a sand bank in the Thames estuary in England in 1944. Its masts are still sticking out of the water, it is a time bomb waiting to go off...look it up on Google.
Yes, and that's a major problem. Would you volunteer to remove the munitions? Maybe prisoners would volunteer for early release.
Aug 11, 2022 11:14:12 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Yes, and that's a major problem. Would you volunteer to remove the munitions? Maybe prisoners would volunteer for early release.
I can't believe they have left it that long. A documentary I watched recently suggested it could trigger a small tsunami along the coast...and no I wouldn't volunteer!
Aug 11, 2022 12:28:50 #
Doddy wrote:
I can't believe they have left it that long. A documentary I watched recently suggested it could trigger a small tsunami along the coast...and no I wouldn't volunteer!
Yes, it's a real mess. Time isn't on their side. They can't even blow it up because of the damage it will cause. Ignoring problems seems to be standard operating procedure for governments around the world. We have bridges collapsing here because they can't be repaired for free.
Aug 11, 2022 12:33:21 #
Aug 11, 2022 16:06:11 #
SteveR wrote:
I think I'd invest in a metal detector and check my field out before plowing.
Be very careful. I understand that certain detectors can even set off the mine. { BOOM!! }
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