The device was located during a scheduled underwater inspection of the dam.
The Mobile Area Water and Sewer System (MAWSS) immediately alerted the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office, which coordinated a multi-agency response involving the Gulf Coast Regional Maritime Response and Render-Safe Team, the FBI Bomb Squad, Mobile Police Department Explosive Ordinance Detail, ALEA Bomb Squad, and Daphne Search and Rescue.
A grenade-type IED was found underwater at the Converse Reservoir dam in Mobile, AL — federally designated critical infrastructure that supplies drinking water to hundreds of thousands.
Divers found it during routine maintenancepic.twitter.com/i1m9xeArHq
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The team safely retrieved the IED and detonated it off-site with no injuries or damage to the dam or water supply.
MAWSS Director Bud McCrory issued astatementemphasizing the seriousness of the incident to local station Fox 10.
“Our top priority is keeping your drinking water safe,” McCrory said. “This is an unprecedented threat, and we are fortunate that this device was discovered before it could cause serious damage to our water supply or harm to individuals. We are grateful for the professionalism and competency of our law enforcement partners – as well as the quick thinking of our contractors and divers – in identifying this device and safely destroying it.”
The Converse Reservoir dam at Big Creek Lake is federally recognized critical infrastructure.
🚨WHY DID SOMEONE PLANT AN UNDERWATER BOMB ON THIS CRITICAL PUBLIC STRUCTURE?
Source: The Gateway Pundit
