英国工程师已成功移除泰晤士河口沉没的二战美国货轮SS Richard Montgomery号的三根桅杆1。该船自1944年沉没以来，一直在河床上搁浅，船上携带约1400吨弹药1，包括约300枚2000磅（900公斤）炸弹和超过2000枚集束炸弹1。此次移除工作旨在防止桅杆坍塌可能引发的爆炸，这场爆炸可能对周边沿海地区造成严重威胁。
移除工作已于周一完成，总耗资约950万英镑1。海事大臣基尔·马瑟表示工作按时完成且成本低于预期1。根据2004年《新科学家》的报告，若爆炸发生，可能导致小型海啸、将碎片抛至3公里高空，并对希恩内斯地区造成严重破坏1。已移除的桅杆已被送往查塔姆历史船坞博物馆1。自2025年起，该区域已实施禁飞区管制1。该沉船将继续受到持续监测1。
British engineers have successfully removed three masts from the SS Richard Montgomery, a World War II American cargo vessel that sank in the Thames Estuary in 1944 and has remained laden with approximately 1,400 tons of ordnance ever since 1. The vessel's masts were extracted to prevent their collapse from potentially triggering an explosion that could devastate nearby coastal towns 1. The operation was completed on schedule and at a cost of approximately 9.5 million pounds, with Maritime Minister Keir Mather confirming that the work finished on time and below anticipated expenses 1.
The SS Richard Montgomery carries around 300 two-thousand-pound bombs and more than 2,000 cluster munitions 1. According to a 2004 New Scientist report cited in the operation details, a detonation could generate a small tsunami, hurl debris up to 3 kilometers into the air, and level the nearby town of Sheerness 1. The removed masts have been transferred to the Chatham Historic Dockyard Museum 1. As of 2025, a no-fly zone has been imposed over the wreck area to enhance safety measures 1.
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