ROYAL Navy bomb disposal experts, alongside HM Coastguard, have been called to Totland Bay this afternoon (Sunday).
The teams are investigating an item spotted yesterday afternoon that could be an explosive device.
They haven't been able to access the item until now because of tide movements, a coastguard spokesperson said.
The Needles Coastguard Rescue Team was called out this afternoon, alongside the Portsmouth-based Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team.
Tasked yesterday to locate 2 objects of possible Ordnance, in Totland Bay, reported by a m.o.p.
— Needles Coastguard (@needlescrt) March 24, 2019
Items located, photographed and position recorded.
This afternoon we returned at low tide with a team from the Royal Navy Bomb Disposal, where a controlled explosion was carried out. pic.twitter.com/XCJZsmMUqZ
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