{"id":6719,"date":"2020-10-16T10:01:55","date_gmt":"2020-10-16T13:01:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fie.undef.edu.ar\/ceptm\/?p=6719"},"modified":"2020-10-19T10:09:16","modified_gmt":"2020-10-19T13:09:16","slug":"bomba-de-la-segunda-guerra-mundial-explota-en-polonia-durante-un-intento-de-desactivarla","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fie.undef.edu.ar\/ceptm\/?p=6719","title":{"rendered":"Bomba de la segunda guerra mundial explota en Polonia durante un intento de desactivarla"},"content":{"rendered":"

La Armada Polaca detono una bomba “Tallboy” de la IIWW .\u00a0\u00a0La bomba sin detonar de la Segunda Guerra Mundial m\u00e1s grande\u00a0 encontrada en Polonia deton\u00f3 durante el proceso de desactivaci\u00f3n, dijo un portavoz de la Armada polaca. La probabilidad de que la bomba, en el fondo de un canal de navegaci\u00f3n del Mar B\u00e1ltico detone se hab\u00eda calculado en 50-50 , todos los buzos salieran ilesos.<\/p>\n

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A World War II aerial bomb that recently washed up in Poland accidentally exploded<\/a> as navy divers attempted to disarm it underwater by burning out the explosives inside. The non-nuclear, World War II-era \u201cTallboy\u201d bomb\u2014left behind after a wartime attack on a German navy warship\u2014blew up in place, but didn’t cause any injuries.<\/p>\n

Authorities discovered the bomb in the Piastowski Canal, in the Polish coastal town of Swinoujscie. Experts believe the the Royal Air Force dropped the bomb in the spring of 1945, during an attack on the German heavy cruiser Lutzow<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The German heavy cruiser Lutzow, target for a bomb that exploded 75 years later.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

According to Maritime <\/a><\/em>Executive<\/a><\/em>, Polish navy divers planned a five-day operation to disarm the underwater bomb. The divers were to clear mud and sediment around the bomb, and then ignite the explosives inside. Polish authorities evacuated everyone within 1.5 miles of the bomb\u2019s location.<\/p>\n

Tallboys used Torpex, an obsolete, World War II-era explosive. Many explosives, including Torpex, require a detonation wave created by another explosive charge (such as a blasting cap) to reliably explode. Otherwise, explosives exposed to fire will often just burn instead of blow up. U.S. National Institute of Health (NIH) guidelines<\/u><\/a> for dealing with Torpex in firefighting situations recommend evacuating the nearby area and allowing the fire to simply to burn out.<\/p>\n

Well, that\u2019s what usually happens, at least.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, as the NIH warns, Torpex “may explode under prolonged exposure to heat or fire.” Tallboy, then, unexpectedly blew in place, sending up a spectacular pillar of water. Thankfully, Reuters <\/a><\/em>says<\/a> no one was injured in the blast.<\/p>\n