[Dinsdale]

Does anyone know of any "normal" cargo that would emit background radiation?

Radioisotopes are used for various industrial, medical and resource related tasks. They are fairly well tracked, documented and shielded most places.

The men and women on the ship are experts. No all clear yet tells me there is likely something sinister to this.

Does anybody believe they were unable to get onboard yeasterday? Choppers fly in hurricains and this is more serious then a heart attack (well anybody but me having a heart attack).

[DoctorMichael]

I'm intrigued as to what THIS could be and have been following the story all day. I believe that most of our radioisotopes used in medical research are made here in the US and I am racking my brain as to what "device" or "product" would use nuclear fuel as a power source or as part of it's structural material.

Also, since the subject of SHIELDING came up earlier in the Thread.................if I was a terrorist I would have placed this device below the water line of the vessel. Water is GREAT shield against radiation.