Mit Sprengstoff beladenes Schiffswrack auf der Themse aus dem Zweiten Weltkrieg „müssen Masten entfernt werden“, weil befürchtet wird, dass das Schiff wegen eines Drohnenangriffs „auf der Strecke bleibt“.
https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/explosive-shipwreck-masts-removed-drone-fears-5HjdXWR_2/
Von tylerthe-theatre
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I feel like this is something they should do without advertising it …
I mean surely the explosives are pretty useless now after eighty years of being underwater?
Of course, there is [a Tom Scott video](https://youtu.be/R9u41aeItss?si=JwzkaViwMCJ6t-BS) on just this from 10 years ago.
Those of us familiar with the area know this to be a yearly ritual at this point
They announce the masts are to be cut then its postponed/put back
The masts need to be removed because they’ve corroded so much there’s a chance they might collapse into the hold. The contract to remove them has been on the books since before Covid. Quality clickbait there from LBC.
I know there’s a reason why a shipwreck like this is left as a war grave and is left undisturbed.
But they couldn’t at least do a lengthy disarming process?
What if something had triggered it to go up anyway?
So as a disclaimer I’ve not read the article.
I assume the wreck is a hazard, so will need marking even if the masts are removed? So how does removing the masts help „hide“ the wreck from attack?
edit – I see, the masts are unstable and could collapse triggering the explosives (sounds unlikely) and the worry is someone crashing drones into the masts could knock it over.
Its on every map… so now its safe from drones without maps and GPS… /s
What if a crab got through the crack and snipped the blue wire instead of the red wire? There is no time to waste! Cod speed!
id say a drone weighs about the same as a fat seagull but its getting into Monty Python territory