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Military probes mystery blast in Arctic
Topic Started: Aug 10 2008, 06:57 PM (65 Views)
XNavyGunner	Aug 10 2008, 06:57 PM Post #1
Gunner Posts: 1,505 Group: Forum Reporter Member #89 Joined: September 5, 2006 Gender Male	The Canadian military is sending a long-range Aurora aircraft to investigate reports of a mysterious explosion along Canada's Northwest Passage that may have killed several whales. The drama apparently began in the early-morning hours of July 31, when an Inuit hunting party at an outpost camp at Borden Peninsula on northeastern Baffin Island was alerted to the sound of an explosion, followed by a cloud of black smoke. An Inuit member of the Canadian Rangers, a military reservist unit stationed in the far North, reported the incident, and said a hunter at the camp saw several dead whales on shore when he went over to investigate. In a preliminary investigation, DND's Joint Task Force Northern headquarters determined there were no known vessels operating in the area, and it did not know of any activity that could have caused an explosion. "At this point, we really have very little else to report," says Summer Halliday, a spokeswoman for the Joint Task Force in Yellowknife. "But we will be sending an Aurora aircraft to do a flyover. The plane is currently up north in the Mackenzie Valley on a routine exercise supporting the RCMP's Operation Nunakput." Parks Canada will also be on the scene with a boat that's being dispatched from Sirmilik National Park on Bylot Island. Originally designed for anti-submarine warfare, the Aurora is able to detect and destroy the latest generation of stealth submarines. But its long-range capabilities are what make it so useful to the military. It can fly for 17 hours and cover 9,266 kilometres without refuelling. The Aurora is frequently used to search out illegal fishing, illegal immigration, drug trafficking and pollution along Canada's three coastlines. Unusual activity has been reported in the Borden Peninsula region before, according to a DND briefing report. Last summer, for example, several unusual and unidentified objects were seen in the water in the same area. This past winter, a spectacular meteorite that swept across the sky lit up the radio waves with talk of UFOs. Foreign submarines have also been sighted in Canadian Arctic waters over the past decade. No one will speculate on whether a submarine might be involved in this mystery blast. "Until we hear from Parks Canada and the military, there's nothing we can confirm or deny," says Keith Pelley, a Fisheries and Oceans Canada official based in Nunavut. "All we have is a report that an explosion occurred. It may be something or it could be nothing at all. Right now, we just don't know." In the briefing report sent to other government departments, the Joint Task Force noted that it takes this, as well as other reports like it, seriously. With climate change opening up the Northwest Passage to easier navigation, and with evidence of rich oil deposits below the Arctic Ocean, the international war of words over Canada's coldest frontier has been heating up. Five countries - Canada, Russia, Norway, Denmark and the United States - have been compiling data to claim possible extensions to their Arctic continental shelves under international law. Russia has been the most aggressive in pressing its claim to the Pole: About a year ago, it sent a submarine to plant a Russian flag on the North Pole sea floor, and Lt.-Gen. Vladimir Shamanov has been talking about extending Russia's naval presence in the Arctic. The Borden Peninsula is located on the northwest coast of Baffin Island, immediately west of Bylot Island. Inuit hunters from Pond Inlet often travel to this area to hunt whales, seals, polar bears and other animals. Foreign cruise ships, adventurers, cargo vessels and resupply vessels also use the waterway from late July to late September. Source
LarryOldtimer	Aug 11 2008, 04:12 PM Post #2
The man!! Posts: 483 Group: Members Member #16 Joined: June 5, 2006 Gender Male	Now if we just knew what RCMP Operation Nunakput is all about. From another site: Auroras, which can fly more than 9,000 kilometres without refuelling, have been used in recent years to conduct maritime patrols over the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea. The Auroras were designed in the 1950s and built in the late 1970s. But they are going through a $1.45-billion modernization project slated to end in 2010. "We’re equipping this aircraft with very exciting systems right now and, of course, want to see these systems put to good use," said Capt. Jean-Pierre Turcotte, a public affairs officer at 14 Wing Greenwood, where 14 of Canada’s 18 Auroras are based. Auroras are normally used for fisheries and sovereignty patrols over the ocean. But experts at Greenwood have been examining the possibility of using Auroras over land, Capt. Turcotte said. Aside from the blast, how interesting.
rhyknow	Aug 24 2008, 10:10 PM Post #3
Reincarnation of Bubba Posts: 861 Group: Members Member #41 Joined: June 30, 2006 Gender Male	This is going off topic a little, but does anyone remember the nuclear explosion in the Australian desert a few decades ago? Anyone know what happened there? I heard rumours that Aum Shinrikyo had something to do with it, as they were around that area at the time. Seems kind of similar, doesn't it? Of course, there's no connection between the two apart from the fact.
	"L'essentiel, c'est de jouer au Karaoke" Jaco Pastorius : December 1st, 1951 - September 21st, 1987. R.I.P to the greatest electric bassist ever.
ravenheart_05	Aug 25 2008, 03:41 AM Post #4
Posts: 114 Group: Members Member #123 Joined: January 4, 2007 Gender Male	Hmmm, maybe someone was smoking in a Porta Potty that had not been cleaned in awhile!!! Just a theory!! hehe!! (Sorry, I just can't be serious today!!)
Mystical	Sep 7 2008, 03:23 AM Post #5
Goddess of Mystery Posts: 3,082 Group: Global Moderators Member #416 Joined: June 25, 2007 Gender Female	Ravenheart we can always count on you to muck it up a bit
	never fear the dead, fear the living! They are more dangerous "Trust me"
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