If you didn’t know about the bomb off of Tybee, now you do!

The Tybee Island Bomb refers to a Cold War-era incident that occurred on February 5, 1958, near Tybee Island, Georgia. During a training mission, a U.S. Air Force B-47 bomber collided mid-air with an F-86 fighter jet. The bomber, carrying a 7,600-pound Mark 15 hydrogen bomb, was unable to safely land with the weapon aboard due to damage sustained in the collision.

To prevent a potential catastrophe during landing, the crew jettisoned the bomb into the waters near Tybee Island. Though the bomb was never detonated, it reportedly contained a detonator and conventional explosives, sparking decades of concern about its potential danger.

Despite several searches over the years, the bomb—often referred to as a “lost nuke”—has never been recovered, and its exact location remains unknown. The U.S. government has maintained that the weapon poses little risk, but its disappearance continues to be a source of mystery and controversy.

Lieutenant Colonel Derek Duke, USAF (retired), an uncle of a close Drifter, has spent years researching its possible location.

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