Amongst our Souvenirs
The Beaufort Deep or Trench is located in the Irish Sea. There was extensive dumping of all kinds of munitions and waste there in the immediate post-war period. It was also the final destination of three hulks which were packed with 70,000 German 250 Kg Tabun nerve gas bombs in the mid 1950s. The ships were sailed/towed from the military port of Cairnryan and scuttled over the Deep.
In 1946/7 25,000 52 gallon drums of poor quality mustard gas were transported from Barry Docks and dumped in the Hurd Deep north of the Channel Islands