17/02/2024 Stati Uniti (United States-USA), Florida (FL), Okaloosa County, Eglin, Choctawhatchee Bay
“If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law and/or enforcement agency for assistance”.
Boat traffic will be restricted in a large swath of Choctawhatchee Bay on Wednesday as Navy divers dispose of three large, World War II-era bombs that have sat unexploded on the bay floor for about 80 years. Divers from Navy Explosive Ordinance Disposal Mobile Unit Six, based in Panama City, will conduct controlled underwater detonations in the bay to dispose of two 250-pound bombs and one 1,000-pound bomb. The disposal mission is a combined effort of multiple governmental agencies, such as the 96th Civil Engineer Squadron, the Army Corps Omaha District Military Munitions Design Center, the U.S. Air Force Civil Engineer Center, the U.S. Navy EOD Mobile Unit Six Detachment Panama City, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, U.S. Coast Guard Destin, the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office and its marine unit and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
For more information visit denix.osd.mil/uxo
If you find anything that appears to be an explosive device, do not touch it, leave it where it is and call the police. We will contact the appropriate agencies to properly dispose of the item.
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