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CBS News
3 days ago
- General
- CBS News
Coast Guard locates 3 missing phosphorus flares that were left in Lake Michigan
The U.S. Coast Guard said Wednesday that it has now located all the phosphorus flares that were lost in a military exercise earlier this month. Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan said the flares were used for a joint military exercise with the Air Force back on May 5 offshore from Milwaukee. Four phosphorus pyrotechnics failed to activate as they were supposed to when they hit the water during the exercise, the Coast Guard said. The flares activate when they hit the water or when a cap and screw are removed, and produce a red smoke and flame that can reach 2,900 degrees Fahrenheit, the Coast Guard said. One of the four flares washed up on Montrose Beach on Monday. The other three were still missing when the Coast Guard announced one of them had been found at Montrose Beach. But on Wednesday, the Coast Guard said all four had been located. The Coast Guard did not specify where the other three flares were found. The Coast Guard said once the flares are put in the water, it is dangerous to pick them up and put them back in the vessel, so they leave them.
CBS News
4 days ago
- General
- CBS News
1 dangerous phosphorus flare from military exercise found at Montrose Beach, 3 more still out there
A potentially dangerous phosphorus flare was found at Montrose Beach this week, and the U.S. Coast Guard said three more remain unaccounted for. Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan said the flares were used for a joint military exercise with the Air Force earlier this month offshore from Milwaukee. Four phosphorus pyrotechnics failed to activate when they hit the water during the exercise, the Coast Guard said. The flares are considered armed if they do not activate. When they do, they produce a red smoke and flame that can reach 2,900 degrees Fahrenheit, the Coast Guard said. The flares ignite when they hit water, after a cap and screw are removed. One flare was found on Monday by a lifeguard at Montrose Beach — a popular beach known in particular for its dog-friendly area and its piping plovers. The newest generation of birds laid their first egg at the beach just last week. Chicago beaches also opened for the season this week. U.S. Coast Guard The Coast Guard said three live phosphorus pyrotechnics from the exercise in Milwaukee are still out there. Anyone who finds a silver-colored cylinder on the beach should call 911, the Coast Guard said.
NHK
22-05-2025
- Politics
- NHK
South Korea military: North Korea fired multiple cruise missiles
South Korea's military says North Korea fired multiple cruise missiles toward the sea from the east coast of the Korean Peninsula on Thursday morning. The Joint Chiefs of Staff say North Korea fired the cruise missiles at around 9:00 a.m. from the Sondok area of South Hamgyong Province. The JCS did not provide further details, such as the distance they traveled or where they fell. North Korea has carried out a number of cruise missile launches in recent months. In January, North Korea said it test-fired a cruise missile, and it conducted a military exercise in February to launch another. In April, North Korea said it test-fired cruise missiles mounted on a recently launched destroyer. Defense experts say cruise missiles are difficult to intercept because they travel along oval trajectories at low altitudes for hours. Thursday's launches followed the North Korean state-media's announcement earlier in the day that there was a "serious" accident during the launch of a new destroyer on Wednesday. South Korean media quoted South Korean government officials as saying that the cruise missile launches could be intended as a demonstration of its ability to operate its missile forces reliably and also to deflect attention from Wednesday's failure.
