Fears have been raised over whether cargo ships are sailing too close to an explosive-filled shipwreck.

It came after a photo emerged of a WEC Lines vessel travelling near the SS Richard Montgomery off the Isle of Sheppey .

But while it has been confirmed the boat had not breached the exclusion zone around the wreck, people have been left questioning the safety of the shipping lanes’ proximity - especially after a new no-fly zone was implemented over the area in May.

In the photo, the WEC vessel is passing a black and yellow buoy, identified as buoy no.10, in the foreground.

The three masts of the American Second World War ammunition ship, which sank in August 1944 with thousands of bombs on board, can be seen jutting out of the water.

The image was taken by Islander James Dewey,

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