Officials at Naval Station Norfolk gave the all-clear signal just before midnight Nov. 5 after a 12-hour search for explosives was tipped off by a bomb threat was made in the vicinity of the amphibious assault ship Wasp.
Divers searched the Wasp's hull and the surrounding pier until about 11:30 p.m. The bomb threat was called in around noon, prompting a lockdown of the ship and pier at Naval Station Norfolk, said base spokesperson Kelly Wirfel.
The threat was called in around noon, prompting the investigation, said base spokesperson Kelly Wirfel.
An explosive ordnance disposal unit conducted the dive operationconduction and base security and K-9 units swept the area around pier 11, where the threat was made.
The Wasp's brow was initially secured but non-duty section personnel were authorized to leave the ship before the conclusion of the search.
David B. Larter was the naval warfare reporter for Defense News.
