World War II-era Munitions Found Dumped Off Los Angeles Coast
Using a high-tech underwater camera, researchers identified anti-submarine explosives, smoke devices and boxes of munitions on the ocean floor.
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Using a high-tech underwater camera, researchers identified anti-submarine explosives, smoke devices and boxes of munitions on the ocean floor.
From Environment News Service / Jan. 7, 2024 Tons of munitions, DDT and petrochemicals were dumped for decades in deep ocean basins off the coast of Los Angeles, scientists from three California universities are discovering. This dumping is known to have happened from the 1940s until 1972, when the Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act,…
While working to map parts of Southern California’s deep-sea as part of a follow-up survey, an unexpected discovery was made when World War II munitions were found scattered across the seafloor.
The US. Navy said the munitions were probably dumped during the World War II era as ships returned to port, at that time considered a safe and government-approved disposal method.
High-resolution cameras found a massive dumping ground of munitions from the Pacific War which were tossed overboard warships before they could endanger the ports they were returning to