Diver Sighting Prompts Massive Search

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Three suspicious divers in different parts of the United States and this photograph are raising a host of questions this morning. Within the past 3 days there have been three separate incidents involving suspicious divers. Two of these divers were found dead, one in the Hudson River in New York State, and one this morning in Hollywood, Florida. A third diver has not been located, but officials from the FBI and the Joint Terrorism Task Force launched a thorough search of the Honolulu, Hawaii harbor in an attempt to locate the diver who was spotted by the Coast Guard.

According to news reports, police are investigating the death of a man found in the Hudson River wearing scuba gear. The body was spotted floating Sunday by the crew of a cargo ship that had delivered coal to Dynergy's Danskammer power plant, the Times Herald-Record of Middletown reported. Newburgh town police were trying to establish the man's identity. Newburgh is 80 miles south of Albany.

In the meantime, Hollywood FL police need help identifying a diver found floating Wednesday off John U. Lloyd State Park in Dania Beach. A park ranger saw the body about 7:05 a.m. and pulled it ashore. The diver was dressed in a wet suit but had no diving tank or weight belt. There were no unattended boats or cars nearby. The current was strong, and police said the man appeared to have been dead for at least several hours, Hollywood police said. An autopsy revealed the man may have died under suspicious circumstances, but police would not elaborate. The man is described as a white male with reddish hair and a mustache. He was 5-foot-10 and weighed about 180 pounds.

This is a threat that the Department of Homeland Security clearly takes seriously. Late last summer, the Department of Homeland Security has issued a bulletin warning that terrorists may attack American ships or ports using scuba divers. The "Swimmer Attack Indicators and Protective Measures" bulletin was issued on August 22, 2003. The bulletin advised "the maritime industry and owners and operators of maritime facilities of a number of incidents of suspicious activity and possible surveillance of maritime facilities around the U.S. over the past few months."
 

conjur

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http://www.thehawaiichannel.com/news/2871983/detail.html

HONOLULU -- Military divers searched Honolulu Harbor Tuesday after a Coast Guard sentry reported a scuba diver in the water Monday night.

Recreational divers aren't allowed in the harbor. The sighting raised more red flags because the diver was reported near the Coast Guard's 47-foot patrol boat moored at the Sand Island base.

The Coast Guard organized the search, which eventually included Army and Navy divers, state law enforcement and joint terrorism task force agencies, including the FBI.

"I thought it was big joke. You know what I mean? But, he gave me the card," diver John Neal said.

Neal dives along Sand Island State Park. An FBI agent asked for his help.

"They told me that if I jump in the water, if I find anything, diving scuba tanks or whatever, call him up. He gave me the card," Neal said.

The Navy divers were experts in bomb disposal and joined Army divers searching around and under piers near, where the suspected diver was seen.

Even after nothing was found, the Coast Guard kept its presence up in the harbor channel and offshore, under the take-off routes from Honolulu International Airport.

The Coast Guard commander would not be interviewed about what happened even though nothing was found. He said they are confident that there is no threat to the port of Honolulu.
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arsbanned

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Secret diving stuff. Hmmmm. Maybe they're posioning marine life. Oh wait, we're already doing that. Maybe they're releasing syringes and other suspicious materials in the water. Oh wait, we're already doing that.
Ya got me!
 

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Where's the suspicious photograph? All I see is two coast guard on a zodiac ..

If he had no weights or tank, how do they figure he was a diver? did he have a BCS on?

*Red* hair and a mustache? Sounds like someone is offing greenpeace divers :confused: