Scott Bingham

Royal Navy bomb disposal teams in Devon expect rising numbers of unexploded World War Two devices due to increased construction activity, with Bravo Diving Unit 1 already responding to dozens of incidents in 2026. Officers report near‑daily call‑outs across a wide operational area and note that all team members are trained divers handling legacy ordnance in public spaces. Recent discoveries in Plymouth and Exmouth prompted large evacuations and controlled explosions, highlighting the growing workload for specialist bomb disposal units.