Just when you thought a hot day couldn’t get any hotter, comes this bizarre story about three people taken into custody for having a submersible device off Red Hook near the Queen Mary 2. 7Online is reporting that the police say it isn’t terrorism related, but no one is reporting, just yet, what it’s related to. Except that 1010Wins is reporting that the “captain” of the ship is from Greenpoint. We have faith, however, that assuming there is an innocent explanation, that it will be quite interesting. Whatever it is.

From Greenpoint?

Coverage:

• Makeshift Submarine Found in East River [7Online]
• 3 Arrested on Submersible Near Queen Mary 2 in Brooklyn [WNBC]
• Three Pulled from Sub-Like Vessel in NYC River [ABC]
• Yellow Submarine Found in Red Hook [1010Wins]
• Submarine-Like Vessel–and 3 Men–Found in Brooklyn [Gothamist]

UPDATE: Mystery solved. And it’s great. There’s a whole flickr set from Keylime Steve on “The Egg.” We knew it would be interesting.