Suspected bomb found in wreck

British bomb disposal specialists were yesterday examining a suspected second World War device found in a shipwreck off Portaferry…

British bomb disposal specialists were yesterday examining a suspected second World War device found in a shipwreck off Portaferry, Co Down, which could contain up to 400lb of TNT.

It was spotted by a diver in the hull of a wrecked merchant ship from the United States at Ballyhenry Point last weekend.

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