World war 2 era bomb explodes underwater in Poland

THE TALLBOY BOMB

The Tallboy Bomb was an Earthquake bomb developed by the British during the Second World War. Weighing 12000lb, this bomb was a scaled-down version of the Grand Slam Bomb.

It was first used in June 1944. This bomb was dropped by the RAF during an attack on a German cruiser.

The bomb explosion in October 2020, a Tallboy bomb was found in the Piast Canal in northwest Poland near the town of Świnoujście and scheduled for defusing.

About 750 residents had been evacuated near the port city of Swinoujscie. The bomb was embedded at a depth of 12m and only its nose was sticking out.

Navy divers from Poland had rigged a small explosion to disarm the bomb but instead, it went off. There were no injuries.

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Update by Prerona Roy