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canda
03-28-2002, 07:32 AM
Last night on the news they reported that in 1948 a bomber and fighter plane ran into each other off the coast of Savannah. Rather than land with the fully arm nuclear bomb and risk it going off in the crash landing he droped the bomb in the ocean. They have never tried to recover the bomb, or they could not find it. So off the coast between HHI and Sav. is a rusty nuke. I'm not worried though. They did not say that it was in danger of going off.
Luv2Dream
03-28-2002, 08:31 AM
Oh dear...:(
Caskbill
03-28-2002, 09:28 AM
Apparently this is true, although it was in 1958. Seems the bomb is off of Tybee Island somewhere.

I did a Google search and found this article:

http://www.tybeebomb.com/Jan_2002_TybeeNews.htm
Granny
03-28-2002, 10:07 AM
Caskbill....thanks for the article....I guess.

Sometimes, ignorance is bliss.:(
cgcw
03-28-2002, 12:14 PM
WOW!! Really makes me look forward to our next trip to HH.
Gigashadow
03-28-2002, 01:24 PM
http://www.af.mil/lib/savannah.pdf

8')
ornurse
03-28-2002, 06:33 PM
sad very sad!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
gmboy95
03-28-2002, 06:36 PM
oh come on you guys...have a sense of humor. I meen now it just makes vacationing that much more exciting....sooner or later some of us may just get the ultimate bang for our bucks....just kidding:D :D
DVCNuts
03-28-2002, 07:02 PM
BAM!!!
Firefighter Mickey
03-29-2002, 03:52 PM
There seem to be conflicting reports as to whether the bomb actually contained a trigger or not.

The main reason that this seems to be in the news again is because people are concerned that terrorists may be able to locate the weapon and use to to construct a "dirty" bomb (assuming that it doesn't have a trigger).
adamak
03-29-2002, 08:44 PM
Well, if it went off, then at least I'm home. :) That will be a great way to go, wouldn't it?
doubletrouble_vb
03-29-2002, 09:35 PM
I'd be more afraid of it rusting to pieces & washing up with the next hurricane or winding up in fish caught in the area.
WDWfanatic288
03-29-2002, 10:35 PM
oh isnt that just great to hear!


but if they would drop it in the ocean wouldnt it had gone off or something like that?
Ricola
03-30-2002, 03:07 AM
Originally posted by Firefighter Mickey
...The main reason that this seems to be in the news again is because people are concerned that terrorists may be able to locate the weapon and use to to construct a "dirty" bomb (assuming that it doesn't have a trigger).

So be EXTRA careful who you rent points to... :)