Fisherman hooks missile

MADEIRA BEACH, Fla. – A commercial fisherman caught an 8-foot-long missile while out in the Gulf of Mexico near Panama City and Tyndall Air Force Base late last month. He kept it on his boat for the rest of his 14-day trip until he returned to Madeira Beach, near Tampa. That’s when he learned it was a live air-to-air missile. The Gulf Coast region where he found the missile is used by the military for training. Target drones have also washed ashore. (Source: St. Petersburg Times, 06/09/09) Note: Later reports indicated the missile was not live and contained no explosives.