A Florida fisherman had an unexpected catch when he brought aboard a missile from an F15 fighter jet.
Rodney Soloman hooked the missile in the Gulf of Mexico and presented it to Eglin Air Force Base Bomb Squad, who initially said it was live and unstable.
The air force later said that it was a telemetry missile that carried no explosives, but turned down Mr Solomon's request to keep his unusual catch as a souvenir.
And from another site..
Commercial fisherman Rodney Salomon never panicked, and kept long-line fishing aboard his "Bold Venture" boat in the Gulf of Mexico for another 10 days before returning to port.
"I had it strapped to the roof of my boat as we rode through lightning storms," Salomon said.
"I wasn't scared," said 37-year-old Salomon, according to local media reports. "Why should I be scared?"
Urmmmm durrr
He said it wasn't the first one he and his three-man "Bold Venture" crew picked up. Days after the find, Salomon nabbed another.
That one was beeping so he decided to let it go.
Wisest thing I think he said lol
Jun 10, 2009 @ 11:57:12
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