Divers Blast Torpedo Caught in Fish Nets
Associated Press
SHINNECOCK, N.Y. —
Navy divers Sunday blew up a World War II torpedo that had been brought up in fishing nets off the coast of eastern Long Island, the Coast Guard said.
The 3,500-pound torpedo was netted Wednesday by the crew of a 75-foot fishing boat, the Shinnecock. The boat was scuttled in 60 feet of water 1 1/2 miles off Shinnecock Inlet because of fear that attempts to remove the torpedo from its deck might set it off.
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