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Surveyors 'pretty sure' WW2 bombs remain in Guernsey field
Surveyors have said they have likely identified three out of four unexploded World War Two bombs in a field in company is still on the search for the existence of the fourth at the site in St Peter Port, but said they would likely be finished by the end of this Cooke, the managing director of the company, said the suspected ordnances did not "present an immediate hazard" unless anyone interfered with them with a "great deal of energy or force", which is he said was "unlikely" at their Cooke said the survey system they used was "pretty accurate" but in order to verify that they were unexploded bombs, they would have to be excavated and visually identified. He added the types of ordnance being sought were British 2000lb (about 900kg) armour piercing bombs. The States of Guernsey contracted 6 Alpha Associates to inspect the fields next to Route Isabelle, after islanders raised concerns a previous survey had not looked deep enough for original survey in 2019 went as deep as 4m (13ft), but the latest survey indicates they could be at a depth of about 8m (26ft). What happens next? The company will hand over the details to the States to discuss the route the government wishes to Cooke said if it was decided they would be detonated, the bombs would "stay in situ" and be detonated beneath the added there was "some risk" in digging down to the bombs but, again, they would have to be struck with a lot of force to set them off."We've got ex-military bomb disposal technicians that know what they're doing and have been trained to deal with this sort of thing and they'll make sure they don't do that" Mr Cooke said.
BBC News
27-05-2025
- General
- BBC News
Contractor appointed for deep-buried WW2 bomb survey in Guernsey
A contractor has been appointed to survey fields deep underground for unexploded World War Two company 6 Alpha Associates has been chosen to inspect fields at Route Isabelle, in Guernsey, with work expected to start in early June, the States decision comes after islanders raised concerns that a previous survey had only looked for bombs as deep as 4m (13ft) - which meant bombs buried deeper could have been States said the survey would be conducted to a depth of up to 12m (39ft). Kevin Murphy, emergency planning officer, said: "We are pleased to be able to have appointed 6 Alpha Associates to conduct this thorough survey, which we expect to tell us whether this ordnance is located under the Route Isabelle fields, and if so, where it is, and how best to proceed."We've kept our military liaison officer abreast of the situation and they continue to support our decision-making."
