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Canada military probes mysterious Arctic pinging noise
BBC ^ | 11/04/2016

Posted on 11/04/2016 5:19:52 PM PDT by BenLurkin

The Canadian military has investigated a mysterious pinging sound coming from the sea floor in a remote region of the Arctic, officials have told the BBC.

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But the military says it is so far unable to explain the cause of the "acoustic anomalies".

"The [aircraft] crew did not detect any surface or sub-surface contacts," the military said in a statement released to the BBC.

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A spokesman in the department of national defence in Ottawa said the cause of the pinging noise - which locals say can even be heard through the hulls of boats - remains a mystery.

The sound, sometimes also described as a "hum" or a "beep", has been heard throughout the summer in Fury and Hecla Strait, legislative assembly member Paul Quassa told CBC, about 120km (74 miles) north-west of the hamlet of Igloolik.

The area is a narrow channel of water in Nunavut, which is the newest, largest and least populous territory of Canada, located next to Greenland.

"It's one of the major hunting areas in the summer and winter because it's an area of open water surrounded by ice that's abundant with sea mammals," Mr Quassa said.

"And this time around, this summer, there were hardly any. And this became a suspicious thing."

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However, local mining companies insist they do not work in the area, Greenpeace has denied it is responsible and the military say no submarines - either domestic or foreign - are known to have operated in the area.

However, local mining companies insist they do not work in the area, Greenpeace has denied it is responsible and the military say no submarines - either domestic or foreign - are known to have operated in the area.

"The cause of the pings remains mired in mystery," the defence spokesman said.

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


TOPICS: Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: artic; canada
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1 posted on 11/04/2016 5:19:52 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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Could be Killary’s server.


2 posted on 11/04/2016 5:23:44 PM PDT by MGunny
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To: BenLurkin

I’m not saying it’s subterranean aliens, but it’s subterranean aliens.


3 posted on 11/04/2016 5:24:48 PM PDT by Larry Lucido (Carly Simon is so vain, she thinks we think her insipid song is about us.)
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To: BenLurkin

its russian or ours.


4 posted on 11/04/2016 5:25:18 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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“its russian or ours.”

Yup.


5 posted on 11/04/2016 5:27:20 PM PDT by ought-six (Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule.)
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To: null and void

“acoustic anomalies” ping.


6 posted on 11/04/2016 5:27:25 PM PDT by Ezekiel (All who mourn the destruction of America merit the celebration of her rebirth.)
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7 posted on 11/04/2016 5:28:51 PM PDT by workerbee (The President of the United States is public enemy #1)
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To: BenLurkin

Obviously the “Red October.”


8 posted on 11/04/2016 5:29:17 PM PDT by Sasparilla (Hillary for Prison 2016)
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To: BenLurkin

Red October?


9 posted on 11/04/2016 5:30:06 PM PDT by ZOOKER (Until further notice the /s is implied...)
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To: BenLurkin

Aliens


10 posted on 11/04/2016 5:30:09 PM PDT by kaehurowing
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11 posted on 11/04/2016 5:30:54 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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12 posted on 11/04/2016 5:32:11 PM PDT by Jim Noble (The pump don't work 'cause the vandals took the handles)
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13 posted on 11/04/2016 5:43:09 PM PDT by Jeff Chandler (Everywhere is freaks and hairies Dykes and fairies, tell me where is sanity?)
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To: Larry Lucido
My first thought too.

https://youtu.be/MGxjIBEZvx0?t=3

14 posted on 11/04/2016 5:43:43 PM PDT by Paladin2 (auto spelchk? BWAhaha2haaa.....I aint't likely fixin' nuttin'. Blame it on the Bossa Nova...)
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To: BenLurkin

It is just those dang Middle Earthers celebrating November 4, again.

Why?

I don’t know. It’s THEIR holiday.


15 posted on 11/04/2016 5:43:57 PM PDT by TomGuy
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To: BenLurkin

It’s just an echo reply the north poles IP address is 127.0.0.0


16 posted on 11/04/2016 5:47:37 PM PDT by tophat9000 (Tophat9000)
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To: Sasparilla

Vasili, did I not say one ping, and only one ping?


17 posted on 11/04/2016 5:49:51 PM PDT by Molon Labbie
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To: BenLurkin

GOZIRRA! GOZIRRA!


18 posted on 11/04/2016 5:51:00 PM PDT by PrairieDawg (#NeverHillary or Warren or Biden or ...)
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Have we finally found the black box from MH370?


19 posted on 11/04/2016 5:53:02 PM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: Jim Noble

Definitely one of the scariest SCI-FI films !


20 posted on 11/04/2016 5:56:22 PM PDT by evaporation-plus
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