Video: Army detonates wartime bomb ‘picked up’ by a visitor to Southend beach
A wartime bomb was detonated in a controlled explosion after it was picked up by a visitor on a restricted MOD beach in Southend. The […]
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Coastguard teams conduct missing person search exercise on Two Tree Island
Coastguard teams from Southend-on-Sea, Canvey Island, and South Woodham Ferrers braved biting cold winds during a four-hour missing person search exercise on Two Tree Island […]
Mercedes car trapped on Southend beach as tide comes in
A Mercedes with registration MA19 EYE was left stranded on Southend beach overnight, with the tide slowly claiming the vehicle before recovery teams could intervene. […]
Fisherman dies after boat capsizes near Shoebury seafront
Tributes are being paid to a much-loved angler who tragically died, after the boat he was in capsized in Shoebury. The man who lost his […]
Multi-agency emergency response to major incident on Thorpe Bay seafront
Multiple emergency services were displayed to a major incident on Thorpe Bay seafront, near to Uncle Toms Cabin. Reports came in on Sunday morning of […]
Huge search operation to find missing man on Southend seafront
A coastguard helicopter was used to search a large area of Southend seafront on Wednesday night. There was a large emergency services response across the […]
Warning issued for people planning to walk out to Mulberry Harbour
The Mulberry Harbour, also known as the Phoenix Caisson, lays on the seabed off of Thorpe Bay where it has been ever since it was […]
Man drowns in the water along Southend seafront
A man drowned in the Thames Estuary near Thorpe Bay yesterday evening. The major incident unfolded at 5pm on Thursday evening, after emergency services were […]
Search and rescue operation after two people seen in the water on Southend seafront
A search and rescue operation took place on Southend seafront after reports surfaced that two people jumped into the water from the Pier. A coastguard […]