Why has beach been closed for so long?
GettyMystery surrounds a beach which has been shut for a week following reports of a suspected ordnance.
Eskmeals, near Ravenglass, Cumbria, closed on 19 February but the Ministry of Defence would not comment or provide information on why it had been closed for so long.
Mike Sainsbury, managing director of Zetica, a company which specialises in removing unexploded ordnance, speculated there could be more than one explosive, or that crews could be dealing with an unusual item.
"Or it could be, and this does happen, they've lost it. Tide comes in, tide goes out, when the tide goes out it's disappeared, so it could be they're just trying to hunt for it."
Ordnance like artillery shells periodically wash up on beaches across the country.
Sainsbury said it was "surprising how much is out there in the sea", from things like military practise, sea dumping, or relics from World War One and World War Two.
"To take so long, it's either they're trying to find it, or it is something that they're being particularly cautious with," he told BBC Radio Cumbria.
"There are things like mustard shells that occasionally get washed up on the coast."
SuppliedThe beach is close to a military firing range.
A common way to deal with unexploded ordnance is to detonate explosives around it to set off the blast.
"It renders it safe because, in effect, it's operated as intended," Sainsbury said.
"It sounds very exciting as a business but we try and make it as unexciting as possible and as safe as possible."
A safety cordon has been placed around the site by the Millom Coastguard Rescue Team.
It previously said: "Please respect the cordon and do not enter the area past the red flags."
It is unclear when the beach will reopen to the public.
