Plymouth fisherman nets a suspected World War II bomb

Sutton Harbour in Plymouth has been evacuated after a fishing trawler caught a suspected World War Two bomb in its nets.

The boat brought the grenade into port this morning after accidentally dredging it.

The device is torpedo-shaped, weighing 40 kilos and is 3ft long and is understood to have been picked up by beamer the Admiral Blake while it was fishing at Plymouth Sound.

Jordan Kay opened his net at Plymouth Fisheries this morning to reveal a suspected bomb. Credit: ITV West Country

It was only discovered when the fishermen were unloading their usual catch on to the quay. Jordan Kay of the Admiral Blake says they thought it was a stone at first but when they turned it over they saw it was a bomb.

The Royal Navy bomb squad and police were called to the Plymouth Fisheries in Devon at 9.20am today.

A large cordon was set up and the area around the busy Sutton Harbour was evacuated. It has now reopened.

Sutton Harbour Holdings has issued the following statement:

Royal Navy divers were brought in to investigate. A spokesperson from the Royal Navy said: "A Royal Navy dive unit was called to Plymouth Fisheries today after a trawler dredged up a suspected mine."

Dozens of evacuated fish market workers were pictured this morning just outside the cordon.

Evacuated Plymouth Fisheries workers gather outside the cordon round Sutton Harbour. Credit: ITV West Country