Port terminal evacuated over possible bomb - Seattle

[opiate69]

Bomb squads are responding to Terminal 18 on Seattle's waterfront after a canine bomb team found possible explosives in a container, the Coast Guard said this afternoon.

Mike Milne, spokesman for Customs and Border Protection, said "a couple of (cargo) containers were set aside for standard exam'' and a CBP dog trained to detect explosives "alerted on it.''

CBP followed standard protocols and summoned the Port of Seattle Police bomb squad "to see if there is a threat.''


The container was supposed to hold oily rags but inspectors found objects that were not on the inventory. U.S. Customs and Border Protection then sent in its bomb team.


http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/281443_terminal17ww.html

[truthisfreedom]

1. a container full of oily rags? spontaneous combustion in a box!

[Matariki]

5. Yep, we Seattleites can't get enough of those oily rags!

it's for the lutefisk. this is the city that arrested a local artist for parking his art car downtown, with a giant fiberglass heart in the back and a bumper sticker that said 'da bomb'. Coincidently occuring the very afertnoon the police department was denied it's request for a very expensive bomb robot.

[saigon68]

26. A Boxfull of Dirty rags

[OrangeCountyDemocrat]

2. 20 Bucks Says There's A Hot Dog Stand Nearby....

I bet the dog smelled some burgers grilling at a nearby McDonald's.

We've become such a fucking paranoid bunch of loonies, it's sometimes fun to watch us run around with insane paranoia.

[politicat]

3. A cargo container full of oily rags???? For Arson R Us?

Why the hell would anyone import (or export) a container full of oily rags?

[opiate69]

8. I would guess for cleaning and resale...

There are companies which will clean the rags (since disposal is highly regulated) and resell them as shop rags.. you'd probably be surprised what kind of materials flow through the salvage industry.

[arcane1]

9. indeed... I work for a shipping company, we move these things all the time

it counts as hazardous material, but they get cleaned and re-sold, or safely disposed-of, one or the other

[screembloodymurder]

4. Gatorade bottle

full of piss.

[shain from kane]

6. Terminal 18 or Hanger 18?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080836/

[Javaman]

7. Man, they are working this terrorist shit hard this week.

they must really be worried about november...good, the scum suckers.

[LSK]

18. get used to it

3 in a week by my count.

[KansDem]

24. Really, wasn't there a report recently that >90% of cargo is uninspected?

So, voila!...possible bomb found in port terminal!

Right on cue!!!

[marmar]

10. The dogs smelled.....

BULLSHIT! And they called it too.

[lonestarnot]

11. The dog smelled somebody's ass and mistook it for a bomb.

[TechBear_Seattle]

12. (Seattle) Port terminal evacuated over possible bomb

Bomb squads are responding to Terminal 18 on Seattle's waterfront after a canine bomb team found possible explosives in a container, the Coast Guard said this afternoon.

Mike Milne, spokesman for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Service, said "a couple of (cargo) containers were set aside for standard exam'' and a CBP dog trained to detect explosives "alerted on it.''

CBP followed standard protocols and summoned the Port of Seattle Police bomb squad "to see if there is a threat.''

The container was supposed to hold oily rags but inspectors found objects that were not on the inventory. U.S. Customs and Border Protection then sent in its bomb team.

The full article is available at: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/281443_terminal17ww.html

[opiate69]

13. ahem..

Dupe
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x2460308

:spank:

[TechBear_Seattle]

14. Sorry, I did check

:cry:

[opiate69]

15. 'Tis all good...

however, I so rarely actually manage to get any threads started in this forum, I figured I'd better flip you a little shit.... (kinda a little worried about traffic though.. my band is playing Studio Seven tonight, which looks like it's just a half-mile from there...)

[dipsydoodle]

16. Out of curiousity

whay music do you play ? Music is far better shit than bombs. :)

[opiate69]

29. We're pretty much radio-ready hard rock/metal...

you can check us out on myspace if you're interested.. the link's in my signature..

[dipsydoodle]

30. I only just found this

- thread had been moved. I'll check it out tomorrow. Thanks.

[rodeodance]

17. Kerry was all over this issue during the campaign. Are we safer now?

[flamingyouth]

19. We were just down not far from there

I was wondering what all the activity was all about.

[ConcernedCanuk]

20. The "objects" were probably a couple of stowaway cats! Terra! Terra!

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sheesh . . .

[Marie26]

21. Already a bust`

CNN reporting no explosives or suspicious items were found.

[regnaD kciN]

22. Snakes In A Container!!!

:eyes:

(What a way to hit my 8,000th post! :party: )

[Evergreen Emerald]

23. congrats!

:P

[GregW]

25. I'm sure glad we have a missile defense shield...

I mean, if something in one of the shipping containers were to release a balloon, and the balloon had a transponder, then we could use a missile to shoot it down.

Some of the time.

[HuffleClaw]

27. oily rags ???!!!!!

for shipment on an AIRLINER ??????? what madness is that? we've been told since grade school oily rags are a combustion hazard and they are putting them on planes???

[MiniMe]

28. Expect a lot of "terra" alerts until after the election

Just like 2004.

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