Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Amy Chouest" in English language version.
{{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)The blast occurred 20 miles west of the mouth of Grays Harbor aboard the Amy Chouest, on a 250-foot research ship operated by the Applied Physics Laboratory of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Md., said Lt. Cmdr. Scott Wilson of the Trident submarine base at Bangor, Wash.Wilson said the ship was not seriously damaged and was in no danger of sinking following the 10 a.m. explosion.
The 265-foot-long Amy Chouest, which arrived Thursday at the Indian Island Naval Weapons Station near here, will remain until the investigation is complete, said Cmdr. Jim Britt of Sand Point Naval Station in Seattle.
Oceanographers from Australia and the US have clashed with environmental groups over plans to generate a loud hum in the southern Indian Ocean starting next Saturday. Environmentalists say that the sound – the start of an elaborate experiment to measure global warming – will endanger whales and other marine mammals in the southern waters.
The 265-foot research vessel Amy Chouest was conducting seismic studies, which involve the use of submerged explosives, when the explosion occurred on deck at about 10:15 a.m., said Coast Guard Chief Cliff Kaldor.
Wilson said the explosives were Mark 61 depth charges, each packing 1.8 pounds of TNT. He said the charges are exploded under water at various depths and are detected with acoustic sound reading devices. He would not further specify the purpose of the mission.