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An unexploded World War II mine dredged up off the Kent coast at Margate by a fishing trawler has still to be made safe after it was temporarily mislaid.An unexploded World War II mine dredged up off the Kent coast at Margate by a fishing trawler has still to be made safe after it was temporarily mislaid.
Royal Navy divers had to search the sea with sonar equipment after attempts to detonate the German parachute mine on Thursday were unsuccessful.Royal Navy divers had to search the sea with sonar equipment after attempts to detonate the German parachute mine on Thursday were unsuccessful.
It had been placed in a large net, but after the failed attempt it fell out of a hole made by the blast.It had been placed in a large net, but after the failed attempt it fell out of a hole made by the blast.
The site of the mine is now known and it will be made safe at the weekend.The site of the mine is now known and it will be made safe at the weekend.
Controlled explosionControlled explosion
Dover Coastguard said all shipping was being kept away from the area.Dover Coastguard said all shipping was being kept away from the area.
The 15,000lb bomb, which was dragged up by the Millenia on Wednesday, will be detonated in a controlled explosion on the sea bed. The 1,500lb bomb, which was dragged up by the Millenia on Wednesday, will be detonated in a controlled explosion on the sea bed.
Three weeks earlier the same fishing boat caught a similar device, which was made safe in an explosion which was felt ashore and registered with the British Geological Survey (BGS) in Edinburgh.Three weeks earlier the same fishing boat caught a similar device, which was made safe in an explosion which was felt ashore and registered with the British Geological Survey (BGS) in Edinburgh.
Numerous calls were received by Thanet Council and BBC Radio Kent from people fearing a repeat of April's earthquake around the coast in Folkestone.Numerous calls were received by Thanet Council and BBC Radio Kent from people fearing a repeat of April's earthquake around the coast in Folkestone.