Navy Detonates Torpedo Caught in Fishing Nets
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NEWPORT, R. I. — A 14-foot World War II Navy torpedo that may have been beneath the waves for more than 40 years was safely detonated Tuesday after it became tangled in the nets of a fishing ship, military officials said. The torpedo was exploded in about 30 feet of water at a Navy base off Gould Island.
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