In the Thames Estuary, in the calm waters near Sheerness in Kent, lies a wreck that experts have called the most dangerous in the world for years. The American freighter SS Richard Montgomery sank in August 1944 with a cargo of 1,400 tons of ammunition. After nearly 81 years of resting on the bottom, its structure is rapidly falling apart. The British government has just published a new report. And it sounds like a warning of disaster. Here is t…
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In the Thames Estuary, in the calm waters near Sheerness in Kent, lies a wreck that experts have called the most dangerous in the world for years. The American freighter SS Richard Montgomery sank in August 1944 with a cargo of 1,400 tons of ammunition. After nearly 81 years of resting on the bottom, its structure is rapidly falling apart. The British government has just published a new report. And it sounds like a warning of disaster. Here is t…