Naval Station Norfolk resumed normal operations around 11 a.m. after security cleared the area surrounding Pier 14 and discovered no threat of explosives.
“At approximately 7:45 a.m. a military working dog alerted on a vehicle in the vicinity of Pier 14,” said Kelly Wirfel, spokeswoman for Naval Station Norfolk, in an email release. “After an extensive inspection by the Explosive Ordnance Disposal team, the vehicle has been cleared and not deemed as a threat.”
The shelter in place ordered for piers and adjacent buildings has been lifted and all piers are open to vehicular and pedestrian traffic.
A bomb threat prompted Navy officials to lock down the piers and adjacent buildings on Naval Station, Norfolk Wednesday morning, a security alert that comes just two days after reports of a mysterious diver led to a similar lock down.
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“At approximately 6 a.m. the regional dispatch center received a telephonic bomb threat on the Naval Station Norfolk Emergency 911 phone line,” said Kelly Wirfel, spokeswoman for Naval Station Norfolk.
“In response to the threat, security deployed additional military working dogs to sweep various areas on base. At approximately 7:45 a.m. a military working dog alerted on a vehicle in the vicinity of Pier 14.”
Pier 14 is the furthest north of the naval station’s piers and aircraft carriers are normally berthed there. Currently, the aircraft carriers Harry S. Truman and Abraham Lincoln are tied up there.
Mark D. Faram is a former reporter for Navy Times. He was a senior writer covering personnel, cultural and historical issues. A nine-year active duty Navy veteran, Faram served from 1978 to 1987 as a Navy Diver and photographer.
