Tuesday, July 6, 2010 11:21 a.m.:
Authorities tell us that BP workers cleaning the beach found the device around 9.00 am this morning. The device is disk-shaped and about 3 feet wide and appears to weigh about 500 lbs. It was found in the surf-line. Crews have cordoned off about 30 yards of beach with construction fence.
Lt. Steve Brown with Orange Beach Police tells News 5 that the device appears to be an underwater bomb. It was found on the east side of the Perdido Pass near the jetties.