Irvine Harbour after a 19 inch ‘bomb’ was discovered in the sand. The lengthy device, which was marked ‘do not touch - call police, was flagged to the Ardrossan Coastguard Rescue Team shortly before 7am on Wednesday.
The brave crew rushed to the scene and quickly put a cordon in place while sending photographs of the suspected ordnance to the Royal Navy at Faslane.
The EOD unit was swiftly deployed before carrying out a controlled explosion nearby.Members of the public are being reminded to stay vigilant when walking on Scotland’s coast - particularly after stormy weather.Sharing images of the shocking find, the Scots coastguard team said: “We called out shortly after 7am this morning (Wednesday) following reports of possible ordnance.
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