Beaufort's Dyke
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Beaufort's Dyke is a natural glacial-formed trench within the North Channel between Northern Ireland and Scotland. The dyke is 50 kilometres long, 3.5 kilometres wide and 200–312 m deep. The Dyke is o
Beaufort's Dyke, highlighted in blue, on a 1969 Admiralty chart
Beaufort's Dyke, showing the position of the munitions dump, from an Admiralty chart published in 1947. Depth in fathoms
Phosgene
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Phosgene is an organic chemical compound with the formula COCl2. It is a toxic, colorless gas; in low concentrations, its musty odor resembles that of freshly cut hay or grass. It can be thought of ch
Beaufort's Dyke
…has estimated that well over a million tons of munitions have been dumped there, including 14,500 tons of 5 inch (127 mm) artillery rockets filled with phosgene dumped in July 1945. Munitions have since been deposited by the tide on nearby beaches. In 1995, phosphorus bombs washed up on Scottish coasts, coinciding…
US Army phosgene identification poster from World War II
A sample case of toxic gases used in chemical warfare; the leftmost contains phosgene in a sealed capillary