Article: Federal Aviation Administration starts investigation of Dec. 4. Greenpeace effort to block missile launch. (U.S. Navy Trident missile)

FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION STARTS INVESTIGATION OF DEC. 4

GREENPEACE EFFORT TO BLOCK MISSILE LAUNCH

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said today that it is investigating the Dec. 4 incident in which the Greenpeace organization tried unsuccessfully to block a test launch of a U.S. Navy Trident missile off the coast of Florida by operating a helicopter inside a designated launch warning area.

FAA Administrator James Busey said: "The nature of the helicopter flight prior to the test raises the serious issue of whether the pilot intentionally violated Federal Aviation regulations by ...

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