There is an item about the Fauld explosion on Countryfile (BBC1 TV) today.
My mother told me that she felt the ground shudder when the explosion occured - she was in Derby at the time.
The ship near Gravesend is the Liberty ship "Richard L Montgomery". She dragged her anchor in a storm in 1944 and ended up in shallow water just off Sheerness. The experts reckon that the weight of explosives she has on board is sufficient to wipe Sheerness off the map if they went up.
The wreck is very close to the main shipping channel into the River Medway. I visited the Medway ports frequently while in the Merchant Navy - always had a funny feeling in my gut as we sailed (slowly) past the wreck.