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From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2017 20:12:17 -0700 (PDT)
Reply: cpeo-military
Subject: [CPEO-MEF] MUNITIONS: "Two possible unexploded mines wash up on Outer Banks [NC] beaches"
 
Two possible unexploded mines wash up on Outer Banks beaches

WITN (NC)
September 25, 2017

OUTER BANKS, NC (WITN) - What appear to be two unexploded naval mines washed up on the shores of the Outer Banks on the same morning.

Currituck County authorities say their object was found around 7:15 a.m. on Whale Head Beach.

Sheriff's Lt. Jason Banks says an explosive team from Cherry Point determined it was a training mine. He said because the mine wasn't live, there was no danger to the public. 

Banks said while they couldn't give an exact date, he did say it appeared the training mine was in the ocean for quite a while.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.witn.com/content/news/Possible-naval-mine-washes-up-on-Currituck-County-beach-447689843.html

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
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Voice/Fax: 650/961-8918 
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