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Informant: Italian Mafia Sank Ship Carrying Nuke Waste

Authorities have pinpointed ship, but haven't confirmed contents

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(Newser) – Italian authorities are investigating an informant’s claim that the mafia sank a ship containing nuclear waste off the country’s southwest coast, the BBC reports. Underwater cameras show the ship intact, with barrels nearby marked as containing toxic contents; the informant says that organized crime has gotten into the nuclear waste-disposal business, but rather than go the usual routes, sank the ship, and two others, off the Calabrian coast.

Nuclear waste.
Nuclear waste.   (Wikimedia Commons)
Barrels containing atomic waste knocked off at the storage house of a Japanese nuclear plant.
Barrels containing atomic waste knocked off at the storage house of a Japanese nuclear plant.   (AP Photo)
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Jes
Sep 15, 09 6:57 PM CDT
Prosecute them as Eco Terrorists. Reply
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So_Cal_Larry
Sep 15, 09 8:19 PM CDT
Now ain't that a f***ing hoot. The Italian authorities should raise the ship, and dump the waste over the countryside of Sicily. Reply
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So_Cal_Larry
Sep 15, 09 8:20 PM CDT
Better yet, pour the waste down the funnel of Mount Etna, and let that volcano do right by the Mafia owners of Sicily. Reply
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schmidtkoff
Sep 15, 09 8:24 PM CDT
oh just great. as if the oceans aren't in big trouble already. i hope the informant is able to provide top level names in the organization so they can be prosecuted to the fullest. Reply
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offspringdude235
Sep 16, 09 1:03 PM CDT
That's some seriously messed up sh*t... We've gotten pretty far away from the first Godfather.... Reply
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