This is the moment the Royal Navy detonated a WW2 bomb in the sea off Kent after it was caught by a fisherman.
Confused holidaymakers in the seaside town of Herne Bay watched on as the device was detonated shooting huge torrents of water into the air.
The bomb, which is thought to date from the Second World War, was pulled from The Channel by a fisherman today.
Royal Navy officers then took the device far out to sea to dispose of it safely this evening.
A van marked ‘Royal Navy bomb disposal’ and an inflatable boat were spotted on the town’s seafront earlier today with police also being called to the scene.
This is the moment the Royal Navy detonated a WW2 bomb in the sea off Kent after it was caught by a fisherman
Confused holidaymakers in the seaside town of Herne Bay watched on as the device was detonated shooting huge torrents of water into the air
Chris Attenborough, chairman of the Whitstable Fishermans Association, told KentOnline: ‘One of the fishermen has caught something that resembles a mine.
‘It’s very large, heavy, cylindrical and has what looks like a propeller at one end.’
A police spokesman added: ‘We were contacted this morning following the discovery of suspected wartime ordnance by a fishing boat off the coast of Herne Bay.
‘Officers attended along with HM Coastguard and an EOD team from the Ministry of Defence, who are dealing with the object.’
MailOnline has contacted the Royal Navy for comment.
