SS Richard Montgomery: WW2 wreck in Thames Estuary is 'ticking time bomb', expert warns
Briefly

"The SS Richard Montgomery remains a serious threat 80 years after it sank with 7,000 tonnes of explosives, risking a catastrophic tsunami or other disasters."
"Professor David Alexander highlights that the ship could be targeted by terrorists or struck by vessels, making its potential for danger significant and urgent."
"The wreck is alarmingly close to important infrastructure, including 28 petroleum tanks, increasing the risk of a severe disaster in case of an explosion."
"Government assumptions that unexploded ordnance becomes safer with time are questioned by experts, suggesting an oversight of the potential risks."
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