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Canadian man goes diving for sea cucumbers, stumbles across missing US nuclear weapon
2016-11-08
[News.com] A man who went diving for sea cucumbers got more than he bargained for when he swam straight into a missing nuclear bomb.

But so unexpected was Sean Smyrichinsky’s find, off the western coast of Canada, that he initially thought it was a UFO.

Now the Canadian Navy has been dispatched to see if the diver’s explosive claims stack up and he really has found an arrant atomic bomb.

If proved right, Mr Smyrichinsky may have inadvertently solved one of the biggest mysteries of the Cold War -- what happened to a nuclear bomb jettisoned by a US aircraft in 1950 just before it crashed.

Mr Smyrichinsky claimed he recently went diving in a remote area close to Pitt Island, off the coast of British Columbia, using an underwater scooter.
Gorb: Any technical insights you can offer on this piece of equipment?
Posted by:Vast Right Wing Conspiracy

#6  Mike Nelson would kick JCs hubris and cut his air supply.


Dun dun a da
Dun dun a da
Dun dun dun DUNNNNN!
Posted by: Shipman   2016-11-08 22:35  

#5  I don't know what this scooter is. Maybe it's like the thing Jacques Cousteau would use to propel himself through the water?
Posted by: gorb   2016-11-08 19:42  

#4  Are the sea cucumbers pickled sweet, dill or kosher?
Posted by: Skidmark   2016-11-08 11:47  

#3  The Mark 4 did not have the plutonium “pit” installed, so a nuclear detonation was not possible. The conventional explosive would go off at a pre-set altitude and destroy the bomb and its components. This was a security measure to prevent a complete bomb from being recovered.
The bomb was released at 9,000 feet ( 2,743 meters), north-northwest of Princess Royal Island on the northwest coast of British Columbia, Canada. It was fused to detonate 1,400 meters above the surface, and crewmen reported seeing a large explosion.

https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/tag/bomb-mark-4/
Posted by: John Frum   2016-11-08 10:00  

#2  Has he posted it on E-bay yet?
Posted by: Vernal Bumble3008   2016-11-08 09:37  

#1  UFO, Unidentified Falling 9bject
Posted by: Cheaderhead   2016-11-08 09:14  

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