Subsea UXO detection is essential to making an area of seabed safe for offshore projects to begin, such as drilling, laying foundations for fixed platforms, and other seabed construction. For obvious reasons, the marine environment is more challenging to work in, and some sites may be located deep underwater and at high pressure, but still be at…
A comprehensive UXO mitigation service for construction can minimise risks to human life and damage to property, as well as direct risks such as delay and additional costs on project delivery. Together this allows construction contractors to meet multiple different obligations, including the obvious aspects of health and safety, along with contractual commitments and penalties…
December 2020 marks 80 years since the Christmas Blitz, a bleak time for several of the UK’s major cities, which came under heavy bombing by the Germans around Christmas 1940. The Second World War was in its relative infancy at the time, and in urban centres around England, people were adapting to the realities of…
Unexploded ordnance (UXO) poses a threat not only to civilian human life, but also to the environment, which is why it is so important to dispose of any unexploded bombs, land mines and other devices correctly. The explosive remnants of war can vary from those placed deliberately, such as land mines, to those left behind…
Unexploded ordnance (UXO) can be found anywhere, on land or at sea, and it’s important to be vigilant to the risks if you come across a device that has not detonated. UXO ranges in size from bullets and hand grenades, to large anti-tank land mines and air-dropped bombs weighing hundreds of pounds. All of the…
Modern UXO survey and bomb disposal methods make it easier and safer than ever to identify unexploded ordnance so that land and subsea construction work can start without any worries. Non-invasive surveys mean UXO can be detected without disturbing the land, while innovations including robotics and virtual reality are enabling new ways to visualise the…
