Overview
- The government widened the nautical exclusion zone around the SS Richard Montgomery to enable a fresh survey of the wreck.
- Airspace above the site remains restricted within one nautical mile to protect flight paths into London City and Biggin Hill.
- Security researchers warn low-cost commercial drones could strike the exposed masts, making the wreck a sitting duck for sabotage.
- Official assessments say a detonation could cause mass casualties and tsunami-like flooding across parts of Kent and Essex, with Sheerness most at risk.
- The Department for Transport says the site is stable under 24/7 monitoring, while a long-planned operation to remove the three masts has yet to proceed.