Beware of floating pipes

[bcp]

Portland bomb squad detonates homemade explosive in Woodland

LONGVIEW — The Portland Police Bureau bomb squad detonated up a suspicious device that washed ashore near Martin’s Bar at Lions Day Park in Woodland on Sunday.

www.columbian.com

...washed ashore...

...a suspicious a 3-inch-long black pipe a half-inch in diameter with a fuse.

Brightbill said the item was homemade and likely came in with the Columbia River tide."


Bruce

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[Knobgoblin]

Portland bomb squad detonates homemade explosive in Woodland

LONGVIEW — The Portland Police Bureau bomb squad detonated up a suspicious device that washed ashore near Martin’s Bar at Lions Day Park in Woodland on Sunday.

www.columbian.com

...washed ashore...

...a suspicious a 3-inch-long black pipe a half-inch in diameter with a fuse.

Brightbill said the item was homemade and likely came in with the Columbia River tide."


Bruce

4th of July leftovers

 

[arakboss]

Fastest way to dispose of these would be to light the fuse and run.

 

[salmon creek gary]

4th of July leftovers

^^^^ THIS ^^^^

If not made of metal, then it was most likely a pyrotechnics dud that fell into the river. A relatively small one at that, not even worth the time it took to write the news article.

Now, if it was made of metal, then that "3-inch-long black pipe a half-inch in diameter" isn't very likely to have floated in "with the Columbia River tide".