HARWICH, England, March 30 (UPI) -- A German V-2 rocket buried in the mud for almost 70 years was discovered this week in Harwich Harbor, a major port on the east coast of England.
Members of a recreational sailing club discovered the rocket Wednesday, the East Anglian Daily Times reported. It was more than 600 feet from the shore.
At low tide, a small portion of the rocket could be seen from the Harwich and Dovercourt Sailing Club, the Halstead Gazette reported.
Germany launched more than 3,000 V-2 rockets, most of them aimed at London and Antwerp. The rocket, the first long-range ballistic missile, was developed by Werner Von Braun, who later worked in the U.S. space program.
Experts from the Royal Navy Bomb Disposal Program, based in Portsmouth, examined the rocket Thursday, the Gazette said. A closer examination was expected Friday to determine how to remove it.
Buoys marked off the area around the rocket to keep boat traffic away.
