Port Of Charleston Reopens After “Dirty Bomb” Threat

Jon Government

#update Unified Command determines no existing threat to the port. Terminal will reopen & safety zone has been lifted.
— USCGSoutheast (@USCGSoutheast) June 15, 2017

In addition to the three shooting incidents that unfolded in the US on Wednesday, the Port of Charleston’s Wando terminal was temporarily closed last night after authorities received word that there was a dirty bomb aboard a container ship.
Officials with the Coast Guard say federal and state authorities are continuing to investigate a potential threat which was reported at the Wando Terminal Wednesday night.
Coast Guard officials say the FBI is investigating a report of a ‘dirty bomb’ aboard a vessel.
A dirty bomb is composed of conventional explosives and radioactive material.
According to emergency officials, no radiation has been found at this time.
A report by the Coast Guard states that at 8 p.m. authorities were made aware of a potential threat in a container aboard the vessel Maersk Memphis.

This post was published at Zero Hedge on Jun 15, 2017.