APG Super Pond Closed 'Indefinitely' After Deaths
The man-made facility on Aberdeen Proving Ground was shut down Feb. 26.
After the death of three divers at the Aberdeen Test Center (ATC) Underwater Explosion Test Facility, the facility's commander closed the "Super Pond" indefinitely, Aberdeen Proving Ground announced Friday. ATC Commander Col. Gordon A. Graham ordered the facility closed on Feb. 26, after two Navy divers died following a planned operation in the 150-foot-deep, man-made pond. Those deaths come one month after an ATC diver also died following a procedure in the water. They are the first recorded injuries or deaths at the facility since it opened in 1995, according to a statement from Aberdeen Proving Ground. The man-made pond is 1,070 feet long and 920 feet wide with a maximum depth of 150 feet. It was built when the Navy sought a controlled …
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MikeyG
9:20 am on Wednesday, March 13, 2013
what a shame!!!! community should call for whole place shutting down until someone goes to jail for negligence. 3 trained divers in a month? cmon....we really want person(s) responsible going home at night like nothing happened? where r elected leaderz on this? more ›