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Trawler fished WW II-bomb and assisted in disposal
An explosive device, which was thought to be dating from World War II, was dragged up by the nets of the "Mar Salgado" on Feb 27, 2017, at 9 a.m. It was dismantled and detonated at sea by the Navy, 1000 meters away from the coast near Nazaré by the Sapadores Divers Detachment of the Navy at 4.30 p.m. The dismantling operation was prepared on shore and was assisted by the "Mar Salgado", which carried the bomb back to the waters iff Nazaré, assisting with cranes by dumping the bomb in a water depth of 20 meters. The movement of the trawler was accompanied by launches of the Maritime Police and the Life-Saving Station of Nazaré, and the detonation was carried out in an area with a security perimeter of 1,000 meters. The highly corrosed bomb had more than 202 kilos of H6, an explosive equivalent to 600 kilos of TNT [trinitrotoluene]. Half an hour later two reconnaissance dives were made, and the complete destruction was confirmed. By 6 p.m. all the material used in the operation was collected and the divers returned to Lisbon. Portuguese reports with photos and video: http://www.cmjornal.pt/portugal/detalhe/alerta-cm-pescadores-encontram-bomba-ao-largo-da-nazare-veja-em-direto-na-cmtv?ref=HP_Destaque http://rr.sapo.pt/noticia/77144/nazare_barco_pesca_bomba_que_ja_foi_detonada_no_mar http://www.gp1.com.br/noticias/embarcacao-portuguesa-encontra-bomba-que-seria-da-2a-guerra-409977.html http://sicnoticias.sapo.pt/pais/2017-02-27-Bomba-pescada-na-Nazare-detonada-a-20-metros-de-profundidade
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