http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/til/jsp/modules/Article/print.jsp?itemId=3994516 This is LONDON 25/03/03 - War on Iraq section K-DOG the minehunter By Harriet Arkell, Evening Standard This is K-Dog, the coalition forces' most surprising weapon against Iraq. With a camera strapped to his fin, the bottle-nose dolphin is one of about 100 dolphins and sea lions helping to clear shipping lanes in the Gulf to ensure a safe passage for vessels, including those which will provide humanitarian relief. K-Dog and his handler Sgt Andrew Garrett are part of a multinational team, CTU-55.4.3, consisting of Naval Special Clearance Team One, Britain's Fleet Diving Unit Three, Australia's Clearance Dive Team, and two Explosive Ordnance Disposal units. A Pentagon spokesman said: "The team works in both deep and shallow waters, looking for mines and marking them. Dolphins have been used like this by the US Navy for more than 30 years, and have proved themselves more reliable than robots." He said that unlike robots, the dolphins did not run out of power, nor did they go missing or have problems communicating from the sea bed.
K-Dog a Bottle Nose Dolphin belonging to Commander Task Unit (CTU-55.4.3) leaps out of the water in front of Sergeant Andrew Garrett while training near the USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) operating in the Arabian Gulf, March 18, 2003. This is a multinational team consisting of Naval Special Clearance Team-One, Fleet Diving Unit Three from the United Kingdom, Clearance Dive Team from Australia, and Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Units Six and Eight. These units are conducting deep/shallow water mine counter measure operations to clear shipping lanes for humanitarian relief. REUTERS/U.S. Navy/Brien Aho
<hr><blockquote>These units are conducting deep/shallow water mine counter measure operations to clear shipping lanes for humanitarian relief. <hr></blockquote> Flipper is clearing shipping lanes for humanitarian relief. Kinda adds a whole new meaning to "Dolphin Safe."
Yeah, i saw that photo on Cnn.com, far out. Its so wierd to see that. hahaha....i knew someone was going to type that about the sharks with lasers.
