Body Discovered at Naval Yard on Maine / New Hampshire Border
According to a press release from the Maine Department of Public Safety, authorities are investigating the discovery of a body at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine.
The press release explains that a routine inspection at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard led to the discovery on Wednesday morning.
Officials say civilian divers working near Berth 14, close to Dry Dock 3 facing Kittery Foreside, found human remains in the water. That grisly discovery was made at about 9:50 AM on May 20, 2026.
The Maine State Police and Naval Criminal Investigative Service are now investigating the case, while the remains will be taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to confirm the person’s identity and determine how they died.
Authorities say there is no threat to the public, and no additional details have been released.
As we know more, we will update you.
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About the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
According to the Portsmouth Housing website, for more than 225 years, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard has played a massive role in American naval history.
Established in 1800, the shipyard built its first warship, the USS Washington, in 1815 and later became a powerhouse for submarine construction and innovation.
It hosted the historic Treaty of Portsmouth in 1905, which ended the Russo-Japanese War and helped earn President Theodore Roosevelt a Nobel Peace Prize. During both World Wars, tens of thousands of civilians worked there building submarines, including groundbreaking vessels like the USS Albacore, whose sleek teardrop hull changed submarine design forever.
Today, the shipyard remains active, employing thousands and operating the nation’s first dry dock, still in use like a giant granite time machine on the Piscataqua River.
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