Maine lobstermen: beware the ‘unexploded ordnance’ in waters off Portland

Unexploded ordnance was detected about eight miles offshore from Portland, prompting the Maine Lobstermen’s Association to warn mariners to use extreme caution. The group advised vessels to avoid anchoring, bottom trawling, ground fishing or otherwise disturbing the seabed in the area. The discovery came through a state coastal mapping initiative; further details about the explosives were not immediately available, the Boston Globe reported.