Commercial fishing crews off the New Jersey coast have accidentally recovered dangerous World War I and II-era chemical weapons dumped in the Atlantic Ocean until 1970, with at least three incidents between 2016 and 2023 exposing workers to mustard agent and causing severe burns. Health officials say the sunken munitions pose ongoing risks to workers and food safety, with no federal requirement to recover and destroy the abandoned weapons despite their hazardous nature.
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Commercial fishing crews off the New Jersey coast have accidentally recovered dangerous World War I and II-era chemical weapons dumped in the Atlantic Ocean until 1970, with at least three incidents between 2016 and 2023 exposing workers to mustard agent and causing severe burns. Health officials say the sunken munitions pose ongoing risks to workers and food safety, with no federal requirement to recover and destroy the abandoned weapons despite their hazardous nature.