Crewman ill after fishing boat dredged mustard gas tanks
Quick ReadA World War I-era canister dredged up by a fishing boat opened, causing blistering and breathing problems for two crew members.
Photo credit: AP | The ESS Pursuit is tied up about a half-mile off Fort Taber to undergo inspection from the Coast Guard in New Bedford, Mass. (June 7, 2010)
Boat quarantined after finding World War I-era canisters
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An Atlantic City-based fishing boat dredging for sea clams 45 miles south of Moriches hauled aboard 10 World War I-era mustard-gas containers, sickening a crew member, according to the doctor who treated him.
The crew member's name wasn't released, but the doctor, Edward Boyer, a toxicologist at the University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center, said the man was "in good condition,"...
