{"id":35999,"date":"2017-08-02T13:53:33","date_gmt":"2017-08-02T13:53:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2017\/08\/02\/bomb-threat-locks-down-norfolk-peers-for-second-time-this-week\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:46:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:46:58","slug":"bomb-threat-locks-down-norfolk-peers-for-second-time-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/2017\/08\/02\/bomb-threat-locks-down-norfolk-peers-for-second-time-this-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Naval Station Norfolk all clear after bomb threat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Naval Station Norfolk resumed normal operations around 11 a.m. after security cleared the area surrounding Pier 14 and discovered no threat of explosives.<\/span>
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\u201cAt approximately \u202a7:45 a.m.\u202c a military working dog alerted on a vehicle in the vicinity of Pier 14,\u201d said Kelly Wirfel, spokeswoman for Naval Station Norfolk, in an email release. \u201cAfter an extensive inspection by the Explosive Ordnance Disposal team, the vehicle has been cleared and not deemed as a threat.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The shelter in place ordered for piers and adjacent buildings has been lifted and all piers are open to vehicular and pedestrian traffic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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. <\/p>\n\n\n\t