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Portsmouth cross-Channel ferries stopped as WW2 bomb found Portsmouth cross-Channel ferries stopped as WW2 bomb found
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Cross-Channel ferries to and from Portsmouth have been "cancelled until further notice" following the discovery of a World War Two German bomb.Cross-Channel ferries to and from Portsmouth have been "cancelled until further notice" following the discovery of a World War Two German bomb.
The device was found earlier by a dredging barge on the seabed in Portsmouth Harbour. The device was found at about 05:00 GMT by a dredging barge on the seabed in Portsmouth Harbour.
An exclusion zone has been set up in the sea which is preventing the ferries from entering and leaving the ferry port. An 500m exclusion zone has been set up, which is preventing the ferries from entering and leaving the ferry port.
Portsmouth Historic Dockyard is also shut to visitors. Portsmouth Historic Dockyard has also been shut to visitors for the rest of the day.
A spokesman for the attraction said the site would be shut all day. The exclusion zone around the device has meant some Naval base employees have had to be moved to other buildings at the dockyard.
Brittany Ferries said it had three ships waiting to come into Portsmouth - two from France and one from Spain.Brittany Ferries said it had three ships waiting to come into Portsmouth - two from France and one from Spain.
It said 950 passengers were on board the three ships.
David Minton, a passenger stranded on the Normandie which was scheduled to arrive at 06:45 GMT said: "It's getting rather boring, we've had to sit here just twiddling our thumbs, but there's nothing we can do."
Nigel Wonnacott of Brittany Ferries said: "We are very sorry for the inconvenience this will cause to our passengers on ships awaiting arrival, as well as passengers at Portsmouth Port waiting to depart."
"We'd like to apologise to all our passengers, it's an unexpected and irritating delay which is outside out control - we just have to extend our apologies and ask our passengers to remain patient."
Dredging workDredging work
A spokesman said: "We are very sorry for the inconvenience this will cause to our passengers on ships awaiting arrival, as well as passengers at Portsmouth Port waiting to depart."
Condor Ferries' Commodore Clipper, which serves the Channel Islands, is also currently holding outside the harbour.Condor Ferries' Commodore Clipper, which serves the Channel Islands, is also currently holding outside the harbour.
The Royal Navy said the bomb would be towed out to sea and blown up in a controlled explosion later. The Royal Navy said the bomb would be towed out to sea and blown up in a controlled explosion later off the eastern Isle of Wight.
It is the third device to be found in the harbour during dredging works since September.
Dredging work is being carried out in the harbour to to deepen and widen a four-mile (7km) channel to allow the the navy's new 65,000-tonne aircraft carriers to dock.Dredging work is being carried out in the harbour to to deepen and widen a four-mile (7km) channel to allow the the navy's new 65,000-tonne aircraft carriers to dock.
The HMS Queen Elizabeth is due to be handed over to the MoD in 2016 ahead of being put into service in 2020.The HMS Queen Elizabeth is due to be handed over to the MoD in 2016 ahead of being put into service in 2020.