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Our bomb disposal experts safely destroyed a 2000lb German sea mine this morning near the Needles. Dredged up yesterday by a fishing vessel the divers placed it back on the seabed and started #Sunday with a #BOOM Our #heroes for keeping our waters safe. pic.twitter.com/yEtzpZhI8c
— HMNB Portsmouth (@HMNBPortsmouth) May 19, 2019
A 7ft wartime sea mine is set to be detonated off the West coast of the Isle of Wight this afternoon (Saturday) after being picked up by a fishing vessel off...
Wightlink have been forced to cancel 4 cross-Solent sailings today (Saturday) due to a technical issue. The operator says that an essential piece of equipment...
Armed Police have taken up position outside a property in Sandown tonight (Friday). A number of Armed Response officers from both the Island and the mainland...
A man wanted by Police has been caught after being stopped for motoring offences in Sandown. Officers spotted the Renault Clio as it was being driven out of...
A car has been ‘extensively damaged’ as a result of a crash on Middle Road at Calbourne this evening (Friday). Emergency services are on scene...
Police raided 2 homes at Amherst Place in Ryde this morning (Friday) as part of an investigation into the supply of drugs. 7 Police units – including an...
Emergency services have been called to a road traffic collision on Copse Lane in Freshwater this morning (Friday). 2 ambulances are responding to the incident...
The Maritime Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) have today (Thursday) published an interim report following investigations into a series of catastrophic...
