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Explosive device found at AL dam detonated by authorities.

Posted on 5/14/26 at 8:55 am
Posted by Night Vision
Member since Feb 2018
21918 posts
Posted on 5/14/26 at 8:55 am
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A routine dive repair at a federally recognized Mobile dam led to an unexpected discovery as divers found a hidden explosive device Tuesday, according to the Mobile Area Water and Sewer System.

After the grenade type-IED was located at the Converse Reservoir dam, MAWSS contacted the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office which facilitated a multi-agency response to retrieve and detonate the explosive.

The Gulf Coast Regional Maritime Response and Render-Safe Team performed a successful retrieval and detonation of the IED.

Other agencies involved in the operation included the FBI Bomb Squad, ALEA Bomb Squad, Mobile County Sheriff’s Office, Mobile Police Department Explosive Ordinance Detail, and the Daphne Search and Rescue Team.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security was notified of the incident, MAWSS said.

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Posted by TDsngumbo
Member since Oct 2011
50724 posts
Posted on 5/14/26 at 8:57 am to
Well that's concerning.
Posted by SallysHuman
Lady Palmetto Bug
Member since Jan 2025
21707 posts
Posted on 5/14/26 at 8:58 am to


Glad they found it... wonder what other sites may be targeted, though. Scary!
Posted by ArHog
Gulf Coast
Member since Jan 2008
39452 posts
Posted on 5/14/26 at 9:00 am to
shite
This post was edited on 5/14/26 at 9:01 am
Posted by Meauxjeaux
102836 posts including my alters
Member since Jun 2005
46871 posts
Posted on 5/14/26 at 9:01 am to
Surely there was a coordinated response across the country with investigations to other dams and bridges prior to making this announcement
Posted by Bamafig
Member since Nov 2018
6474 posts
Posted on 5/14/26 at 9:03 am to
Grenade type IED sounds pretty amateurish. A beaver dam would absorb that. All I know is, as a dam fisherman, things better not get shut down here in Alabama over this.
Posted by Beessnax
Member since Nov 2015
11114 posts
Posted on 5/14/26 at 9:26 am to
False terror alarm, they are just good ole boys

Posted by HubbaBubba
North of DFW, TX
Member since Oct 2010
51823 posts
Posted on 5/14/26 at 9:55 am to
quote:

The Gulf Coast Regional Maritime Response and Render-Safe Team
An awesome group of young men in the Coast Guard.



Posted by TigerAxeOK
Where I lay my head is home.
Member since Dec 2016
37967 posts
Posted on 5/14/26 at 10:33 am to
quote:

as a dam fisherman

You and I, we can be friends.
Posted by Bamafig
Member since Nov 2018
6474 posts
Posted on 5/14/26 at 10:47 am to
Dam right
Posted by RohanGonzales
Pronoun: Whatever
Member since Apr 2024
10615 posts
Posted on 5/14/26 at 11:18 am to
Mobile has hills high enough to build a dam between them?
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