BP discovers unexploded German bomb next to vital North Sea oil pipeline

[Viva_La_Revolution]

Source: Guardian

The discovery of an unexploded bomb on the seabed next to Britain's most important North Sea pipeline is threatening to shut down dozens of oil fields and force up the price of crude.

The German second world war mine was found by BP during a routine inspection and its removal could involve temporarily shutting off a transportation system that carries more than half a million barrels of crude a day – or 40% of Britain's total output.

The explosive was found in 300ft of water some 25 miles off the coast of Peterhead, Scotland, and caused no immediate danger, allowing the fields and pipeline to be operated as normal, said BP. However, a guard vessel has been stationed in the area to ensure other vessels are kept clear.

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/apr/27/german-bomb-found-by-north-sea-pipeline

[rfranklin]

1. Will they blow it this time?

Their record is not good.

[RaleighNCDUer]

2. Geeze - after 70 years.

They just don't make things like they used to.

[XemaSab]

3. Hitler

n/t

[meow mix]

5. proof the war was all about oil and hitler is just a PNAC puppet.

and we had no business interfering with a sovereign state, of course. :puke:

[teabaghater]

4. Of course,

any reason to raise the price of oil is good. I call BS. Not that it's not possible, but in these times, suspect.

[TexasProgresive]

6. The older these things are the more unstable n/t

[rasputin1952]

7. Very true...

there is a Japanese midget sub off Oahu, they were going to bring up to give the sailors a military funeral. It was deemed too dangerous as both torpedoes were intact, but corroded to the point where the stability was questioned. It was deemed too unsafe to move the thing. In Truk lagoon, areas where Japanese supply ships sank are deemed far too dangerous for divers. Munitions have deteriorated to a very serious condition, some of those ships hold 100+ torpedoes/mines/naval shells, etc.

It appears this is a mine, not sure how "bomb" got into the mix...I did read where several WWI unexploded artillery shells went off in French fields a few years ago.

[TexasProgresive]

9. mine - bomb

Today's journalists don't have a very good command of language. They throw words out without understanding what they really mean.

[slor]

10. So true...

Martin Bashir just called several historic WWII prop-driven aircraft "jets".

[MadMaddie]

8. If there is one there are probably more

there was a lot of ships, subs and planes lost with tons of munitions.