Navy plans to detonate ordinance today
With such a large military presence in Norfolk so close to the Outer Banks, bombs, mines and various other military hardware will wash up on local beaches from time to time. Most of it from WWII. The latest, according to Cape Hatteras National Seashore is this bomb from 75 years ago.
After careful examination, a U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit from Norfolk, Virginia confirmed that the object discovered on a Cape Hatteras National Seashore beach in Buxton, North Carolina this morning is a live military ordnance.
The U.S. Navy EOD unit has placed the unexploded ordnance (UXO), described as a 100-pound aerial bomb from the World War II era, deep inside the beach near the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Beach Access parking area. At around 9:00 a.m. tomorrow morning, October 23, the unit will detonate the ordnance in place. No damage to nearby structures is expected; however, Buxton residents and visitors may hear the detonation.
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