November 23 2004 at 04:31PM Ankara - A Liberian-registered tanker carrying 74 000 tons of Russian crude is on fire just outside the Dardanelles Straits off western Turkey, the Anatolia news agency reported on Tuesday.
The vessel, identified by Anatolia as the Gemmar Progress, was en route to Italy when a fire broke out on deck shortly after it emerged from the straits into the Aegean Sea, Anatolia said.
Found Devices Linked to Mysterious Booms (Richmond, Virginia - 11/23/04)
Richmond Times-Dispatch Nov 23, 2004 Investigators trying to unravel the cause of mysterious North Side explosion noises said this afternoon they found several "pressure-producing devices" that could have been used to create the booming heard over the past month.
Richmond Fire Capt. Mike Martin told reporters gathered on a corner near Laburnum Avenue and Hermitage Road, a few blocks west of a roped-off area, that several of the devices had been found, above ground and below ground.
"We found some items that are of a suspicious nature," Martin said. "We have found evidence. It is a crime scene," he added, referring to the areas where the objects were found.
He described the objects found as "sort of an explosive device," but "more of a pressure-producing device." He said the objects are designed to create sound, and "damage if you are close to it." He said it was possible but generally unlikely that the items could be considered lethal.
Explosion at Chemical Plant Puts Emergency Crews on High Alert (Salt Lake City, UT - 11/23/04)
An explosion at a Salt Lake chemical plant put emergency crews on high alert tonight. Anytime firefighters respond to a chemical plant it makes them edgy, especially since 9/11.
As Jed Boal reports, there are still unanswered questions at Thatcher Chemical, but firefighters don't think there are any dangers.
How strange.
He described the objects found as "sort of an explosive device," but "more of a pressure-producing device." He said the objects are designed to create sound, and "damage if you are close to it." He said it was possible but generally unlikely that the items could be considered lethal.
Nothing here move on...