U.S. Navy Dolphins Hunt Mines During RIMPAC Exercise
The Dolphins locate deadly sea mines in return for a delicious fish treat.
By Kyle Mizokami
Jul 31, 2018
Not all of the sailors involved in the 2018 Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercises are human. As part of the multinational naval exercise, the U.S. Navy deployed several Mark 7 Marine Mammal Systems, also known as dolphins, on an exercise designed to locate sea mines. The dolphins are trained to locate mines and mark them for disposal, and in return get praise and fish treats.
The mine countermeasures exercise was held at Naval Base Point Loma, San Diego. During the exercise eight Mark 7 dolphins successfully located all of the simulated mines. One dolphin found a simulated mine in just thirty seconds.
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