[CPEO-MEF] A guide to dealing with munitions found at sea

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

"Munitions at Sea" Guide Will Raise Awareness

U.S. Army Press Release
January 13, 2006 

The U.S. Army in an effort to promote public safety and to raise public
awareness about potential hazards associated with munitions that may be
encountered during maritime operations has developed an explosives
safety guide, "Munitions at Sea, a Guide for Commercial Maritime
Industries." 

This guide advises people who work in U.S. maritime industries of the
potential explosive hazards associated with munitions inadvertently
recovered from the sea and the actions that should be taken to help
ensure safety. 

Prior to 1972, the military sea disposed of excess, obsolete or
unserviceable munitions en route to port or as part of planned
disposals. In the 1970s, the U.S. military stopped sea disposal of
munitions and now only allows such disposals during an on-board ship emergency.

The guide, coordinated with the U.S. Coast Guard and the Department of
Defense Explosives Safety Board, is one of a series of guides the Army
is developing as part of its Unexploded Ordnance Safety Education
Program. The Army's UXO Safety Education Program is publicly available
at www.denix.osd.mil/UXOSafety. 

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For the entire press release, see
http://www4.army.mil/ocpa/read.php?story_id_key=8461

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
http://www.cpeo.org
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