ROOKE: Divers Doing Routine Maintenance End Up Saving Country

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Divers surveying a local dam in Mobile, Alabama, found a grenade-type improvised explosive device (IED) underwater on Wednesday.

The Mobile Area Water and Sewer System (MAWSS) announced that divers found the device at the Converse Reservoir dam while performing a routine maintenance survey. The Converse Reservoir dam is a federally designated critical infrastructure site that supplies drinking water to the area. MAWSS notified authorities, including the Gulf Coast Regional Maritime Response and Render-Safe Team, Mobile County Sheriff’s Office, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Bomb Squad, and others of the device.

The Gulf Coast Regional Maritime Response and Render-Safe Team successfully retrieved and detonated the IED, according to MAWSS.

MAWSS Director Bud McCrory called the finding “an unprecedented threat.”

“Our top priority is keeping your drinking water safe,” said........

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