RSIPF warns public of bomb blasting in East of Honiara

The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Team will be conducting a live demolition of bombs at the Hells Point, in the Alligator Creek from 30 March to 1 April 2021

Supervising Officer In-charge (OIC) of EOD, Staff Sergeant Peter Ririvere says, “The Hells Point Demolition Range in Central Guadalcanal area will be active from 8am to 12 middays from 30 March to 1 April 2021.”

Supervising OIC Ririvere says: “Fishermen, farmers, hunters and the general public in the Henderson, Alligator Creek and Tenaru School areas are kindly warned to keep out from Hells Point while the Operation is in progress.”

He says, “This is a normal EOD task aimed to reduce the amount of unexploded ordnances stored at the site to a minimum level. The bombs were collected from various areas in Guadalcanal province more especially around Henderson, lunga and Alligator creek areas.”

“The Air Traffic Control Tower at Honiara International Airport will coordinate the firing of each serial. No serial is to be fired without specific air clearance and permission from Honiara Air Traffic Control Tower,” says Mr. Ririvere

He adds: “An EOD Operator/Technician from the RSIPF EOD Team will be posted at the control tower during this operation from the actual times of the Demolition and completion time.”