Australian LHD HMAS Adelaide tows unexploded bomb to sea

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Australian LHD HMAS Adelaide tows unexploded bomb to sea

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Australian Navy Ship Tows Unexploded Bomb Out to Sea
11 Oct 2020
The Associated Press | By The Associated Press
SYDNEY (AP) � Australian navy divers have removed an unexploded 100-pound bomb on a reef off the southeastern coast and a ship towed it to deeper waters because it posed a �significant risk� to the public.
The bomb was found by a fisherman on Elizabeth Reef near Lord Howe Island, about 340 miles off New South Wales state. He photographed his discovery and reported it to authorities.
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Divers aboard the HMAS Adelaide carefully removed the abandoned explosive by floating it to the surface and towing (...SNIPPED)
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