Komarno, Slovakia Low water levels in the Danube River revealed a large WWII era UXO item. The discovery was reported to police and led to a response from bomb disposal technicians from the Police Corps' Criminalistics and Forensic Institute in Bratislava.

Nitra region police along with the Fire and Rescue Corps, assisted in the operation to safety dispose of the anti-ship mine which was loaded by the bomb techs onto a specially modified fire brigade vehicle with a sand bed to ensure safe passage to the pit where it was disposed of by controlled detonation.

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Atascosa County, Texas A Texas man's long-time desk ornament was recently revealed to be a live Civil War-era UXO. For several years, Steve Martin had been using a 20-pound artillery shell as a paperweight and conversation piece after his son recovered it during a fishing trip.

The true nature of the artifact came to light last month when a visiting truck driver with a military background saw the object and warned Martin that it appeared to be a live munition. Recognizing the potential danger, Martin contacted the Atascosa County Sheriff's Office.

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Saint Leonard, Maryland Suspected military ordnance that washed up on a Maryland shore prompted a multi-agency response. The canister, marked with a military label, was discovered near a Calvert Beach boat ramp

The potential explosive find led to police, firefighters and a Navy EOD team being called to the scene after the U.S. Coast Guard requested that Naval Air Station Patuxent EOD examine and dispose of the object.