https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/masts-removed-from-bomb-laden-wwii-ship-in-thames-in-bid-to-avoid-explosionContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/masts-removed-from-bomb-laden-wwii-ship-in-thames-in-bid-to-avoid-explosionhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/masts-removed-from-bomb-laden-wwii-ship-in-thames-in-bid-to-avoid-explosion#u148148Thu, 22 Oct 2026 23:12:27 +0000UK engineers have removed the masts from the SS Richard Montgomery, a World War II American cargo ship sunk in the Thames estuary. The operation aims to prevent the masts from toppling onto the ship's remaining munitions, which ministers say reduces the structural risk of an explosion. The removed masts have been transported to the Chatham dockyard. This work is part of a 12 million dollar operation to secure the wreck and mitigate the threat posed by the munitions remaining onboard.Why it mattersThe vessel sank in 1944 carrying approximately 1,400 tonnes of munitions. Authorities have ke