Until 1970, the US dumped an estimated 17,000 tons of unspent chemical weapons from World War I and II off the coast of the Atlantic Ocean—and that disposal decision continues to haunt commercial fishing operations.
In an article published this week in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, health officials from New Jersey and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that there were at least three incidents of commercial fishing crews dredging up dangerous chemical warfare munitions (CWMs) off the coast of New Jersey between 2016 and 2023.
Good to know, but it’s kinda hard to be upset when a murderer gets justice
we are such a garbage species.
Don’t worry the sun will eat it all eventually
“Let’s dump it in the ocean. No one will ever know.”
“ONCE AND FOR ALL!”
Baltic Sea:
“First time?”
