14 Aug 2017

NGO clears tonnes of WWII explosives from Palau waters

From , 5:02 am on 14 August 2017

A non-government organisation working in Palau has removed tonnes of rusting, discarded World War Two explosives from a channel off Peleliu.

A spokesperson for Cleared Ground Demining, or CGD, Cassandra McKeown, says a key aim of the work they have been undertaking in Palau over the past eight years has been to try and stop the toxic chemicals in the ordnance leaking into the coastal waters.

Ms McKeown told Don Wiseman more about the work they are doing.

The team from CGD collects 70-year-old 200mm projectiles from the wreckage of a barge in Peleliu, Palau.

The team from CGD collects 70-year-old 200mm projectiles from the wreckage of a barge in Peleliu, Palau. Photo: Supplied / CGD