For Military Porpoises

So, here is possibly the weirdest story to come out of the recent hurricanes to hit the southeast US. The Guardian newspaper in the UK is reporting that the storms may have set loose a handful of trained – and potentially armed – attack dolphins. link

Seriously. This isn't the script for the next Flipper movie. The US Navy has trained these dolphins as part of the "global war against terrorism." They wear special harnesses and pack a weapon - a dart gun equipped with powerful drugs designed to render terrorists unconscious. According to the Guardian, the disappearing dolphins were taught to shoot at anything in a wet suit.

Seriously.

Comments

[Scott]

If you look at this article closely there are only two sources for the whole story. The first is the Navy who says they do train dolphins for military use, but haven't lost any. The next is a guy named Sheridan who bases his whole idea of what's happening on the fact that the Navy took a close look at some dolphins they helped rescue. (Supposedly to make sure they aren't Navy dolphins) I know it’s impossible for these Navy personnel who helped rescue these dolphins to be dolphin experts checking the health of the dolphins. This story doesn't line up with the facts the Navy has given in the past. First, the Navy doesn't use dolphins to spot terrorist in the water. They use them to spot mines. The only "weapon" they carry is a locator buoy. Why can we believe the Navy in this statement? Because they also admit to using seals to locate terrorist in the water NOT DOLPHINS. Why? Seals are better at finding people and dolphins are better at finding mines. The only weapons seals use is a shackle attached to the leg. This shackle IS NOT DANGEROUS to the person it is attached to. It is possible the Navy has a secret weaponized Dolphin program, but why when seals are the natural choice for finding people in the water? If this story is true the reporter did a really bad job of sighting sources. Maybe the Navy did loose some dolphins, but I really doubt they are a danger to anyone.