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Old 22nd Feb 2003, 22:11
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PETERJ
 
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In the last couple of years , a US Navy ship practicing live artillery fire of the North of Scotland managed to land a live round just west of a town called Thurso.

Will try to post relevant web links for you but a phone call to the local Thurso paper (Caithness ,Scotland)might be quicker !!!!!!!!!

If memory serves, Tony Blair had given permission for live fire exercises of Cape Wrath and the gunnery officer on this particular USN ship had a bit of an off day. Only 20 or so civilians threatened and about 5000 sheep !!!!!!!!!!
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