If you were like me this morning and wondering why a chopper kept buzzing the Port of Long Beach and parts of the city's shoreline, here's the explanation:
City News Service was reporting Thursday that a new ship designed to detect chemical and biological weapons was launched to protect the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles.
The Los Angeles Sheriff's Department said Wednesday it started using the $3 million vessel this week. It is staffed by explosives experts and equipped with tools to screen cargo ships for threats before they enter the nation's busiest port complex.
Experts board the ships and screen for substances used for weapons of mass destruction. Deputies have also added a helicopter to screen for radioactive material, while the ship's sonar system looks for underwater threats, according to the Sheriff's Department.
Ships are also subject to further inspection when they enter the ports, authorities said.
City News Service was reporting Thursday that a new ship designed to detect chemical and biological weapons was launched to protect the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles.
The Los Angeles Sheriff's Department said Wednesday it started using the $3 million vessel this week. It is staffed by explosives experts and equipped with tools to screen cargo ships for threats before they enter the nation's busiest port complex.
Experts board the ships and screen for substances used for weapons of mass destruction. Deputies have also added a helicopter to screen for radioactive material, while the ship's sonar system looks for underwater threats, according to the Sheriff's Department.
Ships are also subject to further inspection when they enter the ports, authorities said.
Did any one look up at the blue sky yesterday... well... would be blue sky,but there was a persistance to drop a patternd blanket across the sky. I could only think it was (for some reason) inentionaly laid out across the sky. mabey monitoring partical drift/chemical/air flow, or some covert operation? i don't know, it seemed a bit odd. .... Look Up!
Mr. yikes