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No fly zone above SS Richard Montgomery shipwreck off Kent, UK

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A no-fly zone has been created above the UK's most dangerous shipwreck, the SS Richard Montgomery lying off Kent (June 5).

Pilots must not fly lower than 13,100ft above the wreck for 1 nautical mile around it.

The official notice published in May 2025 states: "The Secretary of State for Transport has decided that it is necessary in the interests of public safety to introduce Restriction of Flying Regulations under Article 239 of the Air Navigation Order 2016 in the vicinity of the wrecked vessel SS Richard Montgomery near Sheerness, Kent."

The American liberty ship sank in 1944, just 1.5 miles offshore of Sheerness with 1,400 tonnes of explosives onboard.

Footage shows the shipwreck at low tide this afternoon.

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