FERRIES have been halted after an unexploded WW2 bomb was found in Portsmouth Harbour.
Approximately 200 people are stranded on a ferry called the Commodore Clipper.
A Condor Ferries spokesman said: "Due to a possible unexploded ordinance found in Portsmouth Harbour, the harbour is currently closed.
"Commodore Clipper is currently holding outside the harbour and we will send out an update once further information is received."
Authorities are currently trying to remove the device from the sea before any ferries can leave Portsmouth.
BREAKING: Ferry chaos after discovery of WW2 bomb
FERRIES have been halted after an unexploded WW2 bomb was found in Portsmouth Harbour.
By Rehema Figueiredo
Wed, Nov 16, 2016
The Daily Express
Portsmouth Harbour where another unexploded bomb has been found
Approximately 200 people are stranded on a ferry called the Commodore Clipper.
A Condor Ferries spokesman said: "Due to a possible unexploded ordinance found in Portsmouth Harbour, the harbour is currently closed.
"Commodore Clipper is currently holding outside the harbour and we will send out an update once further information is received."
Authorities are currently trying to remove the device from the sea before any ferries can leave Portsmouth.
A 500m cordon is in place after the Second World War explosive was discovered during dredging work to make way for Royal Navy ships.
The discovery was made during work on the Royal Navy's new aircraft carriers.
The discovery was made during dredging work to clear space for Royal Navy ships
Ferries trying to leave to cross the Channel have been told they cannot set off until the device has been dealt with.
Boats trying to enter the harbour have also been kept out at sea.
The device must first be removed from the sea before being safely detonated on land.
Ferries have been halted from crossing the Channel
Several sites in the city, including Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, have been closed.
A Royal Navy spokesman said: "Another German unexploded bomb has been found in Portsmouth Harbour.
"A plan is in place to tow the bomb out of the harbour, where it will be destroyed in open waters by RN bomb disposal experts.
"The device was found by a dredging barge carrying out work in the harbour before the arrival of HMS Queen Elizabeth - the Navy's new 70,600-tonne aircraft carrier - into the naval base next spring."
People on board the Commodore Clipper have taken to social media to express their frustration.
HMS Queen Elizabeth is to be formally commissioned in May 2017
One passenger tweeted to say they have "no idea" how long they will be waiting.
The discovery comes after shoppers and clubbers were evacuated from a major complex in Portsmouth two months ago after a massive unexploded World War Two bomb was discovered.
Crowds were ordered to leave Gunwharf Quays, in the south coast city, after the 500kg device was found by Royal Navy experts in September.
A torpedo was also found earlier in September.
BREAKING: Ferry chaos after discovery of WW2 bomb | UK | News | Daily Express
Approximately 200 people are stranded on a ferry called the Commodore Clipper.
A Condor Ferries spokesman said: "Due to a possible unexploded ordinance found in Portsmouth Harbour, the harbour is currently closed.
"Commodore Clipper is currently holding outside the harbour and we will send out an update once further information is received."
Authorities are currently trying to remove the device from the sea before any ferries can leave Portsmouth.
BREAKING: Ferry chaos after discovery of WW2 bomb
FERRIES have been halted after an unexploded WW2 bomb was found in Portsmouth Harbour.
By Rehema Figueiredo
Wed, Nov 16, 2016
The Daily Express
Portsmouth Harbour where another unexploded bomb has been found
Approximately 200 people are stranded on a ferry called the Commodore Clipper.
A Condor Ferries spokesman said: "Due to a possible unexploded ordinance found in Portsmouth Harbour, the harbour is currently closed.
"Commodore Clipper is currently holding outside the harbour and we will send out an update once further information is received."
Authorities are currently trying to remove the device from the sea before any ferries can leave Portsmouth.
A 500m cordon is in place after the Second World War explosive was discovered during dredging work to make way for Royal Navy ships.
The discovery was made during work on the Royal Navy's new aircraft carriers.
The discovery was made during dredging work to clear space for Royal Navy ships
Ferries trying to leave to cross the Channel have been told they cannot set off until the device has been dealt with.
Boats trying to enter the harbour have also been kept out at sea.
The device must first be removed from the sea before being safely detonated on land.
Ferries have been halted from crossing the Channel
Several sites in the city, including Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, have been closed.
A Royal Navy spokesman said: "Another German unexploded bomb has been found in Portsmouth Harbour.
"A plan is in place to tow the bomb out of the harbour, where it will be destroyed in open waters by RN bomb disposal experts.
"The device was found by a dredging barge carrying out work in the harbour before the arrival of HMS Queen Elizabeth - the Navy's new 70,600-tonne aircraft carrier - into the naval base next spring."
People on board the Commodore Clipper have taken to social media to express their frustration.
HMS Queen Elizabeth is to be formally commissioned in May 2017
One passenger tweeted to say they have "no idea" how long they will be waiting.
The discovery comes after shoppers and clubbers were evacuated from a major complex in Portsmouth two months ago after a massive unexploded World War Two bomb was discovered.
Crowds were ordered to leave Gunwharf Quays, in the south coast city, after the 500kg device was found by Royal Navy experts in September.
A torpedo was also found earlier in September.
BREAKING: Ferry chaos after discovery of WW2 bomb | UK | News | Daily Express
