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Narragansett, ri, USA

Unexploded Ordnance, Block Island Sound, Narragansett, Ri · NOAAORR-10527

issued
2022-10-25 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2022-11-08 00:00Z
self-cancels
2022-11-08 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
41.338, -71.540
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Unexploded Ordnance, Block Island Sound, Narragansett, RI.
Narragansett, RI, USA.
1. On October 25, 2022, the duty officer from USCG Sector SE New England contacted the NOAA SSC to report that a fishing vessel had hauled ordnance on board in its trawl gear. The USCG and Navy were contacted and the Navy determined the ordnance to be unexploded (live). The USCG was asking for assistance contacting NMFS regarding potential Section 7 ESA in the area where a detonation is scheduled to occur on the morning of 26 OCT.
2. THREAT: OTHER. COMMODITY: UXO.
3. POSITION 41.338N 071.540W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10527: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10527

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