[CPEO-MEF] MUNITIONS: WWII naval projectile found in Guam bay

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Treasure hunter finds WWII ordnance on Tumon Bay


by Krystal Paco
KUAM News (GU)
July 18, 2014

Guam - Parts of Tumon Bay were evacuated this afternoon after one  
man's hunt for treasure uncovered something more.

Thirty feet from the shore of Reef Hotel, a local man and his metal  
detector uncovered a reminder from the island's past. "There was a  
person in the water with a metal detector and they found a five inch  
US naval projectile that's armed," Navy EOD Senior Chief Petty  
Officer Brian Fitzgerald. Just in time for Guam's 70th Liberation Day  
celebrations, Senior Chief Fitzgerald says the projectile dates back  
to World War II.

Measuring in at 18" long and 5" in diameter, the item put a shutdown  
to areas of the beach from Westin Resort to Reef Hotel as the Guam  
Police Department, Guam Fire Department, Office of Civil Defense/Guam  
Homeland Security, and EOD responded to the scene.


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For the entire story, see
http://www.kuam.com/story/26050239/2014/07/18/treasure-hunter-finds- 
wwii-ordnance-on-tumon-bay

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
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