maynard Posted June 9, 2009 Report Share Posted June 9, 2009 Fisherman Reels in Live Missile, Keeps on Boat for 10 Days, Police Say MyFOXTampaBay.comAuthorities say a fisherman reeled in this live missile and kept it on his boat for 10 days.MADEIRA BEACH, Fla. — 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.Police say the boat's captain, Rodney Soloman, hooked the air-to-air guided missile 50 miles off the coast of Panama City. The Air Force and Navy use the area for weapons training.Soloman 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.Click here for more on this story from MyFOXTampaBay.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony D. Posted June 10, 2009 Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 The military is now saying it wasn't live........He might have used 50 caliber bullets for bait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agent 47 Posted June 10, 2009 Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 Good thing it didn't go off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papa Legba Posted June 10, 2009 Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 Wonder What He Used For Bait? "An illegal alien, Mang" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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