Downstream

wrecks and once a pre-1900s
cannonball. It’s not unknown
for an angler to walk into the
casino and say, “look! I found
a mine”.’ Richard recently
saw one ‘sitting on the mud
the size of a smart car’
although a leak meant it was
harmless. Those that still pose
a threat are sometimes blown
up on Ministry of Defence
land at Shoebury.
Some people also attempt
to jump off the pier and can