Locals Thought They Found A Submarine — Then The Coast Guard Looks Inside

By sunrise, word had spread. Locals gathered along the cliffs, phones in hand, watching waves lap against the strange vessel. Some thought it was a training exercise gone wrong. Others claimed it was a Cold War relic pushed ashore by the storm last week. By midmorning, yellow tape had gone up, and the coast guard arrived in an unmarked black truck. No insignias. No interviews.