| From: | Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org> |
| Date: | Wed, 29 Apr 2020 09:51:46 -0700 (PDT) |
| Reply: | cpeo-military |
| Subject: | [CPEO-MEF] MUNITIONS: "WWII bombs detonated off Lanikai" (HI) |
WWII bombs detonated off Lanikai By William Cole Honolulu Star-Advertiser (HI) April 28, 2020 Navy explosive ordnance disposal technicians on Monday detonated explosives to destroy two World War II-era 100-pound gravity bombs and removed other ordnance from the highly-traveled channel between Lanikai and Mokulua North, otherwise known as Mokunui Islet. The explosion, sending a geyser of water high into the air, surprised some in the area. Several watercraft were visible at the spot 400 yards offshore prior to the detonation. Law enforcement shooed kayakers from the vicinity of the popular route to Mokulua North and had beachgoers leave the water for the detonation. … For the entire article, see https://www.staradvertiser.com/2020/04/28/breaking-news/wwii-bombs-detonated-off-lanikai/ -- Lenny Siegel Executive Director Center for Public Environmental Oversight A project of the Pacific Studies Center LSiegel@cpeo.org P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042 Voice/Fax: 650-961-8918 http://www.cpeo.org _______________________________________________ Military mailing list Military@lists.cpeo.org http://lists.cpeo.org/listinfo.cgi/military-cpeo.org | |
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