Damaged Russian ship with cargo of explosive fertiliser anchored off Margate.

[Charlie Boy]

It's now in Gt. Yarmouth's Outer Harbour - Some might say it's now even further from civilisation

The old gag about several thousand pounds worth of improvements to Gt Yarmouth

 

[veshengro]

Speaking to my mate, he's originally from Gorleston, he said if it went off it couldn't flatten Norfolk.

You need to think about that one....

 

[AntarcticPilot]

I know, The Semtex was the Initiator, not the detonator. Detonator in the Semtex, Semtex initiating booster for Anfo.

Yes. Anyone with A-level chemistry can make perfectly acceptable explosives; that's the easy bit! But reliable detonators are another kettle of fish entirely.

When I was responsible for explosives in the mid 70s, it always seemed crazy to me that dynamite had to be kept in a secure magazine, but detonators were kept in a box bolted to the outside of the magazine where anyone with a hacksaw could get them.

 

[DownWest]

One of the specialised liquid chemical carriers run by Hamburger Lloyd (I used to do 'some' work for the CEO) ran aground at Sines on the Portuguese west coast. Bit of a cerfuffle, as it was carrying Naptha or Acetone. 8K tonnes of it. Got sorted with no big bang.

 

[DownWest]

Speaking to my mate, he's originally from Gorleston, he said if it went off it couldn't flatten Norfolk.

You need to think about that one....

I used to live near Diss, not many hills about Norfolk...

 

[veshengro]

" but detonators were kept in a box bolted to the outside of the magazine where anyone with a hacksaw could get them."

I saw an IED once ( rendered inert for demo purposes) where Railway Detonators had been used. I'm sure you know, they require compression to detonate not impact, and so the device had failed. Fortunately an amateur builder on that occasion..

 

[Stemar]

Speaking to my mate, he's originally from Gorleston, he said if it went off it couldn't flatten Norfolk.

You need to think about that one....

North Norfolk Mountain Rescue Team – Anniversary Celebrations

 

[Snowgoose-1]

A further twist
Fury after boat with 'explosive cargo' dumps load off Norfolk coast