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A 10,000-pound underwater explosion rocks the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde during a shock test off the Florida coast in the Atlantic Ocean, Aug. 16, 2008.

SHOCK WAVE

A 10,000-pound underwater explosion rocks the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde during a shock test off the Florida coast in the Atlantic Ocean, Aug. 16, 2008.

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