JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Navy conducted another weapons test in the Atlantic Ocean off the Florida coast on Sunday. Officials would not say exactly where a 10,000-pound charge detonated near the littoral combat ship USS Milwaukee.
"The purpose of FSST (full ship shock trials) is to validate the operational survivability of new-construction ships after exposure to underwater shock," Navy Capt. Thurraya Kent said in a statement. "Three tests are scheduled for the ship over a period of several weeks and each test will be conducted with a 10,000-pound explosive charge. Exact dates for each shot are dependent on sea state, weather, marine mammal activity and several other factors."
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In July, an apparent 3.7 magnitude earthquake about 168 nautical miles northeast of Daytona Beach Shores was likely triggered by a similar Navy explosive test.
The Daytona Beach News-Journal reported a similar 3.7 magnitude earthquake on June 10 off Ormond-by-the-Sea happened about the same time the Navy reported conducting a shock trial on the USS Jackson.