Bizarre submersible found floating off New York: reports

Breitbart ^ | August 3, 2007

[2ndDivisionVet]

New York authorities were questioning three men found in a bizarre submersible vessel floating just off Manhattan on Friday, according to local reports. The men were discovered early Friday near the cruise terminal in Brooklyn where the massive ocean liner The Queen Mary II is moored, ABC television reported on its website.

When asked about the incident, a police spokeswoman declined to confirm the report or provide any further information, saying only that officers were at the scene.

What the three men were doing in the vessel -- which appeared to be spherical with a circular hatch on top -- was not immediately clear.

According to ABC, there was no indication that the discovery was terror-related -- a constant fear in New York following the September 11 Al-Qaeda attacks on New York.

ABC's radio affiliate WABC reported that the vessel was equipped with oxygen tanks.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Nothing to se here folks, move along...

[SIDENET]

Bizarre submersible found floating

Teddy Kennedy?

[gitmo]

Perhaps they were enjoying the public waterways in their experimental submersible. Why are the cops hassling them?

[NormsRevenge]

three men found in a bizarre submersible vessel floating just off Manhattan ..

Did they speak German or Japanese?

maybe it’s a time warp thing. ;-)

[tet68]

Just the usual columbian cartel arrival.

Nothing to see here, please move along.

[WorkingClassFilth]

It was a replica of Bushnell’s ‘Turtle’ from Revolutionary War fame. One of the builder’s claimed to be a descendant of the inventor. Just a few guys trying out something crazy and not pulling the right permits or thinking things through.

Now you can move along...

[NathanR]

Yep. Experimental c1780. (The original was called the “Turtle” and was used during the Revolutionary War)

[VOA]

Hmmm...
Islamics?
IRA guys?
Drug runners?

Maybe a cooperative effort?

[BunnySlippers]

Jihad perhaps ...

[crazyhorse691]

Grand Fenwick strategic attack!!!!?Nursery rhyme performance?

[IllumiNaughtyByNature]

My guess is drugs.

[CJ Wolf]

Technically I think it’s human powered. They wouldn’t need to register it. It would fall under the same classification as a rowboat with out a motor. They did wander a bit close to the cruise ship security zone, so that should be questioned.

[MediaMole]

It was just three guys who built a replica of the Revolutionary War “Turtle” submarine. Sometimes, it really is just a couple guys goofing around.

[IllumiNaughtyByNature]

civil war era replica “turtle sub” - video at DRUDGE.

[mamelukesabre]

I’m guessing they are treasure hunters and know something...that’s the reason of their suspicious attitudes.

[WorkingClassFilth]

That’s one of the issues - port security. In my neck of the woods, canoes, kayaks and the like all need a license - if it floats, they tax it and regulate. These dudes should’ve used their noggins a bit more than engineering the craft.

[VOA]

It was just three guys who built a replica of the Revolutionary
War “Turtle” submarine.

Just think of the good old days before 9-11-2001.
When an unconventional object floating off NYC would be an object
of historic interest.

Not an occassion for concern.

Actually I'm relieved.
Because I now have a modest expectation that if some Islamic nutburger
decides to replicate a "Turtle" with a sizeable charge...
it'll probably be stopped before blowing up something big.

[quantim]

Teddy Kennedy?

Stolen from another thread:

Also been spotted in the woods lately:

[JSteff]

“civil war era replica “turtle sub”

I believe the turtle was Revolutionary War. The Hunley was a Confederate vessel of the Civil war.

[Chode]

it's called a Navigational Hazard...