Port Hueneme Terror Threat
June 26, 2006 by Splatty
Filed under Seafreight
Apparently the Southern California of Port Hueneme has just been closed while officials investigate a possible terrorist threat on a cargo ship. The action started after a dockworker discovered a note on an inbound container of banana’s from Guatemala. The note was purported to say, “This nitro is for you Mr. George W. Bush and your Jewish cronies.”
The message, scrawled in marker on a metal pillar within the ship, was being investigated by federal authorities, including the FBI, as well as local officials, Berg said.
About 20 people aboard the ship, a 30,000-ton refrigerated vessel that arrived from the Port of Quetzal in Guatemala, were evacuated, he said. Workers already outside the port were being kept out, though anyone inside was allowed to remain.
The 135-acre port, which consists of two terminals, is northwest of Los Angeles.
source – AP
Port Hueneme is located in Ventura county and is roughly half way between Los Angeles and Santa Barbara. Port Hueneme is best known as a niche port for the imports of produce, autos, and forest products.
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