Bomb disposal experts were scrambled to Buckie Harbour today following the discovery of a ‘suspicious object’.
Emergency crews placed a cordon around pier two and three following the alert, with police and coastguard teams standing guard as bomb disposal experts made their way north.
Members of Edinburgh Troop, 521 EOD Sqn, 11 EOD and Search Regiment RLC were tasked to the Moray harbour, arriving at around 5.30pm.
Upon arrival, officials assessed the object – determining it to be a 20mm cartridge case.
Cartridges of this nature found in similar situations are often found to date back to WW2.
The item was removed from the scene and will be disposed of at a later date.
Buckie Harbour was locked down just last month
Work has been ongoing at the site to improve the depth of harbour.
It is the second time in just a month Buckie Harbour has been locked down following the discovery of a suspicious object.
Several police vehicles and coastguard teams were called to the scene, as were a bomb disposal team, on March 18.
The item turned out to be a harmless marker buoy,
In relation to today’s incident, an army spokesperson told The Press and Journal: “We can confirm that on April 5, Edinburgh Troop, 521 EOD Sqn, 11 EOD&S Regt RLC, responded at the request of Police Scotland to a suspect item of ordnance.
“The EOD team assessed the item and determined it to be a 20mm cartridge case, it was removed from the scene for later disposal.”
In an earlier statement, a Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 1.05pm on Friday, April 5, we received a report of a possible ordnance found at Buckie Harbour.
“Explosive Ordnance Disposal has been contacted.”
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