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Detailed explanation-1: -Poland: Massive WW2 bomb detonates underwater during navy operation. An enormous World War II bomb has detonated underwater after Polish navy divers attempted to make the device safe.

Detailed explanation-2: -WARSAW - The biggest World War Two bomb ever found in Poland exploded under water on Tuesday as navy divers tried to defuse it. More than 750 people had been evacuated from the area near the Piast Canal outside the town of Swinoujscie where the Tallboy bomb used by Britain’s Royal Air Force (RAF) was found.

Detailed explanation-3: -depth charge, also called depth bomb, a type of weapon that is used by surface ships or aircraft to attack submerged submarines.

Detailed explanation-4: -A huge bomb dropped by Britain during World War II has exploded after being discovered in a canal in Poland. The Tallboy, also known as an “earthquake” bomb, weighed 12, 000 pounds when it was dropped by the Royal Air Force during the final months of the war.

Detailed explanation-5: -The largest unexploded World War Two bomb ever found in Poland has detonated during an attempt to defuse it. The RAF dropped the Tallboy or “earthquake” bomb in a raid in 1945 which sank the German cruiser Lützow.