NZDF dive crews blow up underwater bomb in Whangaparaoa, north AucklandNZDF NZDF Navy divers and explosives team neutralise 60-year-old depth charge threat in the waters off Whangaparaoa, AucklandThere was no way of telling if a metre-long bomb, found in the waters off Whangaparaoa Peninsula, north of Auckland, was full of concrete – or enough explosives to sink a submarine. NZDF The damaged casing was all that was left of a potential depth charge after dive crews blew it up. But the potential bomb could not be physically moved for fear of accidental detonation. NZDF The bomb was found one nautical mile off the Whangaparaoa Peninsula, north of Auckland. NZDF Just the nose and the tail remained of the potential depth charge - the body was blown to bits.

Source: Stuff December 15, 2017 21:39 UTC