By Thomas J. Morgan
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The U.S. Navy announced Monday that it plans to test torpedoes from Monday through Wednesday, and again from Sept. 23-26 in an area 45 miles east of Nantucket.
The Navy said mariners should stand clear of the area on those dates.
The area lies at these coordinates:
Latitudes 41° 28.5'N to 41° 28.5'N
Longitudes 069° 14.660'W to 068° 56.640'W
and
Latitudes 41° 18'N to 41° 18'N
Longitudes 068° 56.660'W to 069° 14.630'W
For further information contact David Sanders at Naval Undersea Warfare Center, 401-832-3611,