Overview
- Civilian divers doing routine barge inspections discovered human remains in the water near Berth 14 at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.
- Maine State Police and the Naval Criminal Investigative Service have opened a joint investigation to determine how the person died and who they are.
- Officials have sent the remains to the Medical Examiner’s Office in Augusta to establish the deceased’s identity and the cause and manner of death.
- Authorities say they do not believe the discovery poses a danger to the public while forensic and investigative work continue.
- The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard is a federal maintenance facility on the Maine–New Hampshire border and NCIS involvement reflects its jurisdiction over deaths on Navy property as the inquiry proceeds.