Oops - Didn't Catch a Fish

wacko · 09-06-2009, 09:45

I wonder if they took a pic or video?!

Florida fisherman hooks live missile in Gulf

MADEIRA BEACH, Fla. -- (AP) -- Florida authorities say a commercial fisherman reeled in a live missile in the Gulf of Mexico and kept it on his boat for 10 days.

The sheriff's office in Pinellas County said the boat's captain, Rodney Salomon, hooked the air-to-air guided missile 50 miles off the Panhandle town of Panama City. The Air Force and Navy use Gulf waters off the Panhandle for weapons training.

Salomon had the missile aboard his boat for 10 days before returning Monday to port in Madeira Beach, near St. Petersburg.

A bomb squad was called in from MacDill Air Force Base and dismantled the missile in an empty parking lot.

The bomb squad said the missile was very corroded from floating in saltwater for a long time. They said it was live and in a very unstable state.

Chattcatdaddy · 17-06-2009, 19:48

I don`t think I would have brought it on board! Just make a note of its location and report it when I got to shore.

09-06-2009, 09:45	#1
wacko Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 20	Oops - Didn't Catch a Fish I wonder if they took a pic or video?! Florida fisherman hooks live missile in Gulf MADEIRA BEACH, Fla. -- (AP) -- Florida authorities say a commercial fisherman reeled in a live missile in the Gulf of Mexico and kept it on his boat for 10 days. The sheriff's office in Pinellas County said the boat's captain, Rodney Salomon, hooked the air-to-air guided missile 50 miles off the Panhandle town of Panama City. The Air Force and Navy use Gulf waters off the Panhandle for weapons training. Salomon had the missile aboard his boat for 10 days before returning Monday to port in Madeira Beach, near St. Petersburg. A bomb squad was called in from MacDill Air Force Base and dismantled the missile in an empty parking lot. The bomb squad said the missile was very corroded from floating in saltwater for a long time. They said it was live and in a very unstable state.

17-06-2009, 19:48	#2
Chattcatdaddy Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Chattanooga, TN for now Boat: Cal-29 once upon a time Posts: 65	I don`t think I would have brought it on board! Just make a note of its location and report it when I got to shore. __________________ Keith

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