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Packed with 1,400 tonnes of TNT, the UK's most dangerous shipwreck threatens a 'Thames tsunami'

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The SS Richard Montgomery is Britain's most dangerous shipwreck. Royal Navy specialists would have this month begun an eight-week operation to remove the masts from the Second World War supply vessel. The reason for their removal is the fear that their sudden collapse could detonate some or all of the 14,000 munitions still on board.

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Packed with 1,400 tonnes of TNT, the UK's most dangerous shipwreck threatens a 'Thames tsunami'

An operation to remove the tell-tale masts of the SS Richard Montgomery has been postponed until next year but experts warn the Second World War wreck is becoming more unstable and a salvage operation should be mounted to prevent disaster

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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