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Old 30th May 2023, 17:30
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Originally Posted by artee
And I suspect the ammo itself could be quite unstable. It's why they are being very circumspect about clearing the SS Richard Montgomery in the Thames.
Why would they be going after the ammo? Aside from being 80 years old and potentially unstable (and hence quite dangerous), why would they want ammo that's spent the last 8 decades underwater?
I don't get it. Steel - OK (for the reasons already posted). But why ammo - potentially very dangerous ammo?
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