The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Station Batanes, together with the Basco Police Station and the Philippine Marines, recovered an UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE (UXO) at Barangay Chanarian, Basco, Batanes on 21 April 2021.

Said bomb was discovered by a backhoe operator during a clearing operations conducted by the Batanes Multi-purpose Cooperative (BMPC).

According to the operator, he accidentally excavated a hard object that he initially thought was a vintage bomb. He immediately reported the incident and upon examination, it was confirmed to be a 250-POUND GENERAL PURPOSE (GP) UXO.

The recovered bomb was carefully placed in a wooden box filled with sand and was transported to the PCG Station Batanes for custody and proper disposition.