BAD vibrations.(side effects of United States Navy's Surveillance Towed Array Sensor Systems and Low Frequency Active Sonar)

From: Geographical | Date: February 1, 2001| Author: Reeve, Simon | Copyright information

Environmentalists believe an underwater sonar system being developed by the US military is destroying the natural sound habitat of whales and wreaking havoc on marine life.

FOR 36 HOURS the shimmering beaches of the Bahamas were the scene of tragedy. For no apparent reason healthy whales suddenly began stranding themselves out of the water and dying in the baking sunshine.

The beachings, on Abaco, Grand Bahama and Eleuthera islands, were spread in a pattern as...

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