500LB WW2 Unexploded Bomb Found In Nauru
July 19, 2023 | UXO News
A team of Australian Army explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) specialists are working with authorities in Nauru to render safe an unexploded 500lb bomb.
The 20th EOD Squadron is operating Under Operation Render Safe, the Australian Defence Force-led program to reduce the hazard of unexploded ordnance (UXO) remnants of WW2 from Pacific Island nations.
Contingent commander Lieutenant Jordan Bell said the team was working closely with the Government of Nauru and the Nauru Police Force to plan for the disposal of the UXO.
Source: Read the full story at the Australian Government Defence website
Author: Captain Karam Louli
Image: Defence.gov.au