Canadian Forces divers remove unexploded shells from Bell Island shipwrecks
Channel: SPSNL
Date: 2019-10-17

In July 2019, clearance divers from the Royal Canadian Navy removed unexploded artillery shells (unexploded ordnance or UXO) from two of the Bell Island shipwrecks in Newfoundland. The four Allied ore ships were sunk by German U-boats in 1942. Each ship had a 4-inch stern gun and carried artillery shells for the gun. These shells were removed by the Navy divers to make the shipwrecks safer for recreational scuba divers to explore.
Video credit: Canadian Forces Combat Camera
used with permission