Japanese divers working magnetic surveys for the government at two sites on Okinawa discovered 20 pieces of unexploded ordnance believed to be left over from World War II.
Most recently, divers found a 5-inch shell on Nov. 26 in 52-foot waters where the Naha Military Port replacement facility is expected to be built, a spokesman with Urasoe city’s Disaster Prevention and Crisis Management Division said by phone Monday. It is the first unexploded ordnance found at the site, he said. The discovery follows others made recently at the commercial port in Naha city.
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Source: Stars and Stripes
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