[The Vast Right Wing]

Not good folks. Let's have that vote on Iraq NOW sinator Daschle.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

BACKGROUND:

Detained Ship Ordered Back to Sea While Feds Examine Cargo for Radioactivity
			Posted by TheOtherOne On Sep 11 10:47 PM with 14 comments

[xzins]

beat me my a few seconds....fast on the post...aren't you!!

admin, this is important...too important to have dueling threads. Please Pull the one by me...xzins...thanks.

[The Vast Right Wing]

What else do the islamofascists have in store for this week?

[Black Agnes]

I feel so *safe*, don't You?

[Black Agnes]

Fox says it's SEALS boarding...

[Nouge]

My biggest question is will we find out about it if it is a real threat...

[RedBloodedAmerican]

Someone is going to ask; were you just about to get in the shower?

[Cagey]

BTTT

[Black Agnes]

ping! over here!

[freeperfromnj]

This is really serious. This wasn't a random check. This was based on actual intelligence they received that a container ship fitting that description could be carrying a nuclear weapon or device into the US

[LibWhacker]

We need to send Saddam a little radioactive gift in return, pronto.

[Brytani]

Navy SEALs Inspecting Radioactive Ship Off New Jersey







Thursday, September 12, 2002


NEWARK, N.J. — Pentagon officials confirmed to Fox News Thursday that Navy SEALs had been, and were still, involved in the inspection of a possibly radioactive container ship off the coast of New Jersey.


The Liberian-flagged M/V Palermo Senator was ordered back to sea by the Coast Guard Wednesday after traces of radioactivity were found in the hold during a routine inspection at the Port of Newark.

The 708-foot freighter, owned by a German subsidiary of South Korea-based Hanjin shipping, was anchored in an exclusion zone six miles from shore.

U.S. Navy radiation specialists from the submarine base in Groton, Conn., were heading to the ship, the Pentagon sources said.

Sandra Carroll, a spokeswoman for the Newark FBI office, told the Associated Press that investigators from the U.S. Department of Energy were to conduct testing either on or near the ship Thursday.

The Palermo Senator had stopped in Singapore, Malaysia and Egypt, among other destinations, before docking at Newark on Tuesday.

Authorities would not say what the readings were, or whether they were at levels considered dangerous.

Inspectors had hoped to test the ship Wednesday, but high seas whipped by 55 mph winds made that impossible, Carroll said.

It was not immediately known what form the tests would take, or whether they would be carried out on board the ship or from vessels near it. Officials at the Energy Department did not immediately return a call seeking comment Thursday.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,62897,00.html

[Constitution Day]

Navy SEALs Inspecting Radioactive Ship Off New Jersey

Thursday, September 12, 2002

NEWARK, N.J.  — Pentagon officials confirmed to Fox News Thursday that Navy SEALs had been, and were still, involved in the inspection of a possibly radioactive container ship off the coast of New Jersey. 

The Liberian-flagged M/V Palermo Senator was ordered back to sea by the Coast Guard Wednesday after traces of radioactivity were found in the hold during a routine inspection at the Port of Newark. 

The 708-foot freighter, owned by a German subsidiary of South Korea-based Hanjin shipping, was anchored in an exclusion zone six miles from shore. 

U.S. Navy radiation specialists from the submarine base in Groton, Conn., were heading to the ship, the Pentagon sources said. 

Sandra Carroll, a spokeswoman for the Newark FBI office, told the Associated Press that investigators from the U.S. Department of Energy were to conduct testing either on or near the ship Thursday. 

The Palermo Senator had stopped in Singapore, Malaysia and Egypt, among other destinations, before docking at Newark on Tuesday. 

Authorities would not say what the readings were, or whether they were at levels considered dangerous. 

Inspectors had hoped to test the ship Wednesday, but high seas whipped by 55 mph winds made that impossible, Carroll said. 

It was not immediately known what form the tests would take, or whether they would be carried out on board the ship or from vessels near it. Officials at the Energy Department did not immediately return a call seeking comment Thursday. 

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

[Joe Hadenuf]

They are saying radioactivity has been detected....Special ops on board, started with routine check, senior defense officials say threat regarding this incident is not rising....NES teams also on board and vessel has been moved further off shore.....

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Pentagon sends team to test suspected radiation on ship off coast of New Jersey

Thursday, September 12, 2002
©2002 Associated Press

URL: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2002/09/12/national1454EDT0688.DTL

(09-12) 11:54 PDT WASHINGTON (AP) --  The Pentagon sent a team Thursday to try to determine if there are radioactive materials on a ship detained off the coast of New Jersey.

The specialists were to follow up after one test showed traces of radioactivity were detected in the cargo of the M/V Palermo Senator -- and a second test turned out inconclusive, defense officials said.

The Liberian-flagged container ship was ordered back to sea, that is, to stay in a security zone six miles offshore while the inspection continues, the Coast Guard said Wednesday.

The ship was directed to a berth at the Port Newark/Elizabeth Marine Terminal after a Coast Guard team boarded the vessel Tuesday. Team members reported hearing suspicious sounds in several of the ship's cargo holds, but found no evidence of stowaways and said they could not determine the source.

Officials have declined to describe the cargo.

But trace radiation could come from a number of sources, such as clay, pipes that have been used for a long time underground in oil excavation and so on, defense officials said.

[Thane_Banquo]

Translation: Nuke on board. US military to disable it.