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| World War II torpedo blown up off Isle of Wight | World War II torpedo blown up off Isle of Wight |
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| A World War II torpedo has been blown up in the sea off the Isle of Wight after being dragged up from the seabed in Portsmouth Harbour. | A World War II torpedo has been blown up in the sea off the Isle of Wight after being dragged up from the seabed in Portsmouth Harbour. |
| The device was towed by a Navy bomb disposal team to a detonation site in the Solent, where a controlled explosion was carried out at 08:45 BST. | The device was towed by a Navy bomb disposal team to a detonation site in the Solent, where a controlled explosion was carried out at 08:45 BST. |
| Some trains were halted and early ferries were delayed, following the find on Friday afternoon. | Some trains were halted and early ferries were delayed, following the find on Friday afternoon. |
| Wightlink Ferries said services were now back on schedule. | Wightlink Ferries said services were now back on schedule. |
| The train line between Portsmouth and Southsea and Portsmouth Harbour has also re-opened. | The train line between Portsmouth and Southsea and Portsmouth Harbour has also re-opened. |
| Public safety | |
| A spokesman for Portsmouth's Queen's Harbour Master said: "We worked very hard to make sure the harbour was not closed. | |
| "There were restrictions put in place for public safety and there was a certain amount of disruption to vessels earlier while the torpedo was towed out." | |
| Dredging work is being carried out in Portsmouth harbour to allow the the navy's new 65,000-tonne aircraft carriers to dock. | Dredging work is being carried out in Portsmouth harbour to allow the the navy's new 65,000-tonne aircraft carriers to dock. |
| Three million cubic metres of sea bed is being removed to deepen and widen a 4 mile (7km) channel. | Three million cubic metres of sea bed is being removed to deepen and widen a 4 mile (7km) channel. |
| HMS Queen Elizabeth is due to be handed over to the MoD in 2016 ahead of being put into service in 2020. | HMS Queen Elizabeth is due to be handed over to the MoD in 2016 ahead of being put into service in 2020. |