(CNN) People living near Canada's Pacific coast can breathe a sigh of relief -- the Royal Canadian Navy said that an object found recently in the ocean is not a lost bomb or nuclear weapon. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police had asked the navy to investigate the area around Prince Rupert, British Columbia, after diver Sean Smyrichinsky found a strange object while hunting sea cucumbers near Banks Island. Investigators determined that the object was a piece of steel equipment with yellow paint, about 18 feet long and 3 feet high. At 8,000 feet, before the 17 crew members parachuted out of the doomed plane, they jettisoned a dummy nuclear bomb they were carrying on board. "The (Royal Canadian Navy) is pleased to relieve any concerns in the local communities."

Source: CNN November 26, 2016 15:42 UTC