Extraordinary close-up footage has revealed the moment engineers removed the final remaining mast from the SS Richard Montgomery.

An architect working to remove them feared they may collapse on to 1,400 tonnes of explosives.

Extraordinary close-up footage has revealed the moment engineers removed the final remaining mast from the SS Richard Montgomery.

A crane has been attached to the final mast of the SS Richard Montgomery wreck before it is dismantled.

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Iconic - The masts have been a popular landmark for more than 80 years (Image: Newsquest) THE last mast of a wartime shipwreck ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Final - The last remaining SS Richard Montgomery mast looks set for removal (Image: unexploded.live) PICTURES show a crane has ...