The National Park Service said it has partially closed the north end of Assateague Island in Maryland after finding multiple military munitions debris on the beach.
Seven pieces of military munitions debris were found over the past two weeks, prompting the closure, the park service said. “Most of these pieces are just metal fragments, but some may still contain residue of either explosives or propellent and thus must be considered dangerous,” it saidt.
During the 1940s, the U.S. Navy used the area of the island as a test range for rockets and bombs, the park service said. In the 1950s, a cleanup was done, and munition debris was buried in pits on the island.The park service said that because of the natural movement of the island and rising sea levels, some of these pits are now offshore.
“It is likely that the large Nor’easter in May disturbed the near shore seafloor and uncovered one of these pits,” resulting in pieces of ordnance coming ashore, the park service said. This is not the first time old military ammunition has been found in the area. In 1988 similar military ammunition washed ashore at the north end of Assateague Island, according to the
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