Fears ‘WW2 doomsday wreck’ could unleash deadly gas and tidal wave in London as time bomb STILL ticking in Thames

A “DOOMSDAY wreck” whose bomb-filled hold threatens to unleash a tsunami in the Thames may carry another deadly cargo.

The SS Richard Montgomery sank in the Thames Estuary near Sheerness, Kent, in August 1944, taking some 1,400 tons of American bombs to the bottom.

Credit: MCA via Pen NewsThe SS Richard Montgomery sank in the Thames Estuary in August 1944[/caption] AlamyThere is concern that if the ship’s masts collapse it could spark an explosion[/caption] Credit: Pen NewsSome...