Cape Lookout, North Carolina A visitor collecting shells along the northern end of North Cove Banks came across a suspect munition item that washed ashore. The man reported the find to the park rangers who setup an exclusion zone around the area and reported the find to the police. The police responded with technical support from an EOD team from Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point. EOD identified the munition shown below as a WWII era unexploded bomb. EOD safely detonated the bomb in place with a counter charge. The beach area of the park was re-opened to the public shortly after the successful disposal procedure was completed.

Kalpitiya, Sri Lanka A man was killed and another injured when the two reportedly used an unexploded mortar round to open a king coconut. The two found the mortar round at a nearby military training range.

Darwin, Australia A beachgoer walking on Vestys beach came across an item he thought looked suspicious. The man decided to move the item to a more remote location away from the beach before calling the police to report the find. Police responded with technical support provided by an Australian Defence Force EOD team. EOD identified the item as a 1 pound demolition charge (MK AN1). EOD safely removed the charge from the beach for safe and proper disposal. An investigation is underway to determine how the unexploded charge ended up on the beach.

Orange Beach, Alabama A sea mine covered in barnacles washed ashore on Perdido Key. Orange Beach police responded to the find and cordoned off the area before calling the military for assistance. Officials from Pensacola Naval Air Station assisted along with a Navy EOD team to identify the mine as an inert practice mine. Although the mine was covered in barnacles and sea growth, it was reported to be approximately two to three years old which indicates that it originated from past training exercises conducted in and around the area.

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Lewes, Delaware Park rangers at the Henlopen State Park discovered an old rusted military shell just above the high tide line of the Atlantic Ocean . The park rangers called the Delaware State Police who responded with an Air Force EOD team out of Dover Air Force Base. The munition could not be positively identified due to the amount of rust and barnacles on the item but authorities suspect that it is a WWI era mortar shell.

EOD safely relocated the munition from the area for further analysis and proper disposal. The beach was closed for several hours during the incident but was reopened to the public shortly after the munition was transported off-site.

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