Anti Federalist
06-27-2012, 02:54 PM
Massive Response at NJ Port After Noises Heard in Cargo Container
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Investigation-Stowaway-Ship-Port-Newark-Pakistan-Egypt-160509615.html
Federal and local authorities descended on a ship at Port Newark after U.S. Coast Guard officials heard sounds coming from a cargo container area below deck during a routine inspection early Wednesday.
Officials suspected there may have been stowaways on board, but were not certain which container was the source of the noise. The ship, called the Ville d'Aquarius, originated in the United Arab Emirates on May 30 and stopped in ports in Pakistan, India and Egypt before arriving in the U.S.
Coast Guard spokesman Charles Rowe told NBC 4 New York that the agency was doing a routine boarding at 3 a.m. as the ship was anchored in Ambrose Channel, the main shipping channel serving the Port of New York and New Jersey.
Inspectors "heard sounds coming from one of the containers in the hold consistent with the sounds of people inside," Rowe said.
Numerous agencies were alerted, and on Wednesday, the cargo containers were shifted and brought onto the pier for examination. By midday, about 40 containers had been inspected among the approximately 2,000 on board.
Nothing was found.
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Investigation-Stowaway-Ship-Port-Newark-Pakistan-Egypt-160509615.html
Federal and local authorities descended on a ship at Port Newark after U.S. Coast Guard officials heard sounds coming from a cargo container area below deck during a routine inspection early Wednesday.
Officials suspected there may have been stowaways on board, but were not certain which container was the source of the noise. The ship, called the Ville d'Aquarius, originated in the United Arab Emirates on May 30 and stopped in ports in Pakistan, India and Egypt before arriving in the U.S.
Coast Guard spokesman Charles Rowe told NBC 4 New York that the agency was doing a routine boarding at 3 a.m. as the ship was anchored in Ambrose Channel, the main shipping channel serving the Port of New York and New Jersey.
Inspectors "heard sounds coming from one of the containers in the hold consistent with the sounds of people inside," Rowe said.
Numerous agencies were alerted, and on Wednesday, the cargo containers were shifted and brought onto the pier for examination. By midday, about 40 containers had been inspected among the approximately 2,000 on board.
Nothing was found.