SINGAPORE — Bomb disposal veteran Peter Chong has 18 years' experience dealing with unexploded bombs, among them the largest war-era bomb to be neutralised in Singapore. But the worry of such relics blowing up unpredictably still weighs on him every time he encounters one.
1WO Peter Chong, Regimental Sergeant Major; 3SG Teo Jin Kay, NSF, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Specialist; and LTC Ng Tee Yang, Commanding Officer from the 36th Battalion, Singapore Combat Engineers , that was involved in the bomb disposal along Upper Bukit Timah.SINGAPORE — Bomb disposal veteran Peter Chong has 18 years' experience dealing with unexploded bombs, among them the largest war-era bomb to be neutralised in Singapore.
"Yes, we know how functions, but on the other hand, you still have the worry that this is still live. No matter how confident you are, you will still have the fear of what if ," he said. Representatives from the unit demonstrated how its personnel responded to bomb threats over 54 years as its experience, technology and techniques increased in sophistication.
This comes as more unexploded ordnances from the past are expected to be found around Singapore due to construction works. Another bomb was discovered near Chapel Road in Katong on Friday. Said 3SG Teo: "It's definitely less glamorous than what is shown in movies, you don't see the guys moving sandbags… In real life, it's more like a team effort."
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