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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Ben Mitchell

Bomb squad scrambled to ‘ordnance’ on beach that turned out to be a saucepan

The Royal Navy’s bomb disposal squad was scrambled after “potential ordnance” was found on a Dorset beach – only find it was an upturned saucepan.

A well-meaning member of the public contacted the National Coastwatch Institution (NCI) at 10am on Monday after they spotted the suspicious object on Charmouth beach.

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