COASTGUARD teams have confirmed the suspected unexploded bomb found off the Southend coast was not ordnance. Southend s Coastguard were called to the scene off Bell Wharf in Leigh this morning, but were stood down upon discovery there was no cause for concern.
The suspected ordnance The teams were also called to another suspected report of ordance yesterday, off East Beach in Shoebury. This report was also determined to be a false alarm.
READ MORE: A spokesman from Southend Coastguard, said: We attended two separate reports of ordnance over the past two days. One suspected item was located 350m off of East Beach Shoebury and another suspect item was located 50m off of Bell Wharf in Leigh, reported by walkers in Shoebury and a bait digger in Leigh.
A small boat has sunk off the south Essex coast. The Southend Coastguard were called out to the sinking vessel which had got into difficulty yesterday (Sunday, April 26) lunchtime off Thorpe Bay beach. The crew had been called out to assist the boat in the past but were unable to prevent it from becoming fully submerged. Photos posted by the coastguard team show only the boat s mast could be seen sticking up through the water. The team checked and confirmed there had been no one on board the boat at the time and ensured no debris had fallen into the water.