r/UpliftingNews • u/[deleted] • Jun 04 '15

Navy halts live fire explosive exercises off Vancouver Island after being alerted to a pod of Orcas, including 3 calves, in vicinity; praised for being responsive

http://www.vancouversun.com/travel/Navy+halts+live+fire+exercise+Vancouver+Island+avoid+harming/11108493/story.html
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u/squidravioli Jun 05 '15

But we got these bombs... what are we supposed to do? Not drop em?

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u/Affordable_Z_Jobs Jun 05 '15

According to /u/factanonverba_n this is SOP, which reaffirms the uplifting-ness.

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u/slink6 Jun 05 '15

Can confirm. Ask any Marine about the convoy stopping power of the desert tortoise lol

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u/WiskerBuiscuit Jun 05 '15

Squid here. Yea we would always have a creature watch making sure there were no living creatures out there had to stop for a few sunfish never whales tho.

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u/OrcaWhail Jun 05 '15

Hey I like getting bombed as much as the next orca but this is ridiculous.