Boater finds torpedo floating off coast of Dana Point
The torpedo, used for training, was later recovered by U.S. Navy and Orange County Sheriff's bomb experts.
The boater was out looking for dolphins when he saw the torpedo floating in the water about 30 feet away and called the Harbor Patrol, according to the Orange County Register.A Navy commander told the Register the torpedo has no explosives, and had been dropped by aircraft or ships in training. He said most training torpedoes are later picked up but are sometimes missed.
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