Bomb disposal experts detonate 12-inch shell on Warsash seafront
The detonation is believed to have happened at around 2.30pm after it was discovered by a dog walker this morning.
Hillhead Coastguard were sent to the scene and established a safety cordon before Royal Navy bomb disposal experts detonated the rusty shell.
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Hide AdA spokeswoman for HM Coastguard said: 'We were tasked to Warsash seafront this morning after a member of the public walking their dog discovered an unexploded ordnance shell.
'Hillhead Coastguard established a safety cordon before the explosive ordnance disposal unit then detonated the shell.'