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| Suspected WW2 device found by divers off Cornish coast | Suspected WW2 device found by divers off Cornish coast |
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| A suspected World War Two bomb found by local divers is thought to be a parachute mine, coastguards say. | A suspected World War Two bomb found by local divers is thought to be a parachute mine, coastguards say. |
| The device was found 2,600ft (800m) offshore from a beach near Falmouth in Cornwall. | The device was found 2,600ft (800m) offshore from a beach near Falmouth in Cornwall. |
| Falmouth coastguards were called at about 09:30 GMT by a local diver who discovered it whilst diving off the coast of Maenporth beach. | Falmouth coastguards were called at about 09:30 GMT by a local diver who discovered it whilst diving off the coast of Maenporth beach. |
| A Royal Navy bomb disposal team is on-site assessing the object, the Martime and Coastguard Agency has said. | |
| More on this and other stories from across Devon and Cornwall | More on this and other stories from across Devon and Cornwall |
| The Falmouth lifeboat was "keeping vessels clear of the area as a precautionary measure", the Martime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) added. | The Falmouth lifeboat was "keeping vessels clear of the area as a precautionary measure", the Martime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) added. |
| Mark Rodaway, from HM Coastguard, said: "We won't know exactly what we are dealing with until the EOD [explosives ordnance disposal] team make their way to the device. | Mark Rodaway, from HM Coastguard, said: "We won't know exactly what we are dealing with until the EOD [explosives ordnance disposal] team make their way to the device. |
| "We are appealing to people to keep at a safe distance until it has been declared safe by the EOD team." | "We are appealing to people to keep at a safe distance until it has been declared safe by the EOD team." |