ckcsaber Posted March 25, 2003 Share Posted March 25, 2003 Dolphins! link UMM QASR, Iraq, March 25 — Forget precision bombs, unmanned spy-planes and high-tech weaponry, the U.S. army is about to unveil its most unlikely mine detector — all the way from Florida, the Atlantic Bottle-Nosed Dolphin. AT THE SOUTHERN Iraqi port of Umm Qasr, secured by U.S and British forces after days of fighting, soldiers made last-minute preparations on Tuesday for the imminent arrival of a team of specially trained dolphins to help divers ensure the coastline is free of danger before humanitarian aid shipments can dock. U.S. Navy Captain Mike Tillotson told reporters that three or four dolphins would work from Umm Qasr, using their natural sonar abilities to seek out mines or other explosive devices which Iraqi forces may have planted on the seabed. “They were flown over on a military animal transporter in fleece-lined slings,” Tillotson said. “We keep them in a certain amount of water. They travel very well.” Staff Sergeant Justin Roberts escorts K-Dog back to the well deck and holding areas aboard the USS Gunston Hall March 18. “They will be given restaurant quality food and vitamins, and they will work out of wells which we’ve set up here.” Tillotson said the dolphins were trained not to swim up to mines, but to place a marker a small distance away, minimizing any danger to themselves. Several mines were discovered last week on the back of ships along the Faw peninsula, but teams of divers searching around Umm Qasr port since Monday have not found any embedded mines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
git_sum_stuka Posted March 25, 2003 Share Posted March 25, 2003 It remindes me of the dolphins in ra2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pseudonym Posted March 25, 2003 Share Posted March 25, 2003 Yeah, they've been using dolphins since Vietnam. I saw something about it on the Discovery channel some time back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dark jedi 8 Posted March 26, 2003 Share Posted March 26, 2003 didn't they also do something like that with seals, for detecting something in the water, or something. i remember hearing about it on t.v. a couple of weeks ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShockV1.89 Posted March 26, 2003 Share Posted March 26, 2003 Originally posted by git_sum_stuka It remindes me of the dolphins in ra2 Me too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[RAA]-=Chi3f=- Posted March 26, 2003 Share Posted March 26, 2003 Well as long as Saddam doesn't have any GIANT squids we should be ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kstar__2 Posted March 26, 2003 Share Posted March 26, 2003 how was sega's dolphin named, i can't remember it, something like echo, damn, i can't remember it:mad: anyway, yeah, i saw a picture in the newspaper this morning, the dophin had a digicam on his vin:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTeddyPaul Posted March 26, 2003 Share Posted March 26, 2003 It was echo. That was a werid game. At least they aren't flamingos! BigTeddyPaul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Netrunner Posted March 26, 2003 Share Posted March 26, 2003 Dolphins in the desert :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynk Former Posted March 26, 2003 Share Posted March 26, 2003 SeaQuest!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skate Boy Posted March 26, 2003 Share Posted March 26, 2003 I have old SeaQuest action figures. Those things can bend so much better than th Star Trek ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boba Rhett Posted March 26, 2003 Share Posted March 26, 2003 I thought America's secret weapon was Kathy Lee? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skate Boy Posted March 26, 2003 Share Posted March 26, 2003 Dear god, anyone would surender if they sent her and the Rivers' Family to Iraq. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Groovy Posted March 26, 2003 Share Posted March 26, 2003 I think this is the coolest thing I have ever heard about. My girlfreind is a dolphin fanatic, and she goes nuts whenever she sees one on TV. I was watching CNN with her and she about flipped her wig. This is the coolest thing. *giggles at -=Chi3f=-'s post* BTW, Seaquest has to be about one of the worst TV series ever concieved.... Throw it up there with Lexx, Stargate SG-1, and Alien Nation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShockV1.89 Posted March 26, 2003 Share Posted March 26, 2003 Hey, it could be worse. We could be like Canada and invade America with Bryan Adams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Netrunner Posted March 26, 2003 Share Posted March 26, 2003 Is it now that i have to say i have NO ide what sea quest is ? ok im from Europe.. maybe we dont get the bad soap shows (wOOt) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedantic Posted March 26, 2003 Share Posted March 26, 2003 Originally posted by git_sum_stuka It remindes me of the dolphins in ra2 Reminds me of canaries in mines LoL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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