WWII Shipwreck near London 1,400 tons of TNT on Board (Including 286 Blockbuster Bombs) Which...

In 1973 she became the first wreck designated as dangerous under section 2 of the Protection of Wrecks Act 1973... The bad condition of the bombs is such that they could explode spontaneously. Documents declassified shortly before revealed that the wreck was not dealt with immediately after it happened, or in the intervening 60 years, due to the expense.