Situation in Exmouthpublished at 06:34 GMT
06:34 GMT
Devon and Cornwall Police said on Wednesday a suspected unexploded
ordnance was “dredged out of the water”.
Exmouth Leisure Centre was opened “for anyone being displaced
who needs somewhere to go”.
A bomb disposal team from the Midlands has been deployed to
Exmouth, according to Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service, and they
arrived in the seaside Devon town at about 19:25 GMT on Wednesday.
East Devon District Council said military bomb disposal experts were on site assessing the device to identify the safest method of disposal.
The local authority urged people to avoid the marina area until further notice.