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The Resume

    Members of a pod of 70 Dolphins who search for mines (Operation: Iraqi Freedom)
    Part of Commander Task Unit (CTU-55.4.3)
    Known as 'Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit'
    Trained at Space and Naval War Systems Center in San Diego
    Officially named 'marine mammal systems'
    Deployed at Umm Qasr, Iraq (March 2003)

Why they might be annoying:

    He has a pinger attached to his flipper so he can be found if he gets lost.
    He consumes about twenty pounds of fish per day.

Why they might not be annoying:

    LaPuzza said 'Our feeling is that they're 100 percent accurate as long as they're trained properly.'
    Dolphins were first deployed in the 1991 Gulf War.
    He is intelligent enough to swim towards the mine and mark its location but stay a safe distance away.
    His sonar can not be jammed and is not disturbed by human, water and boat noises.
    He is able to detect and mark locations of underwater mines.
    Besides his dolphin companions, sea lion are also used as a 'shallow-water intruder detection system.'
    Dolphins were used as early as 1970 during the Vietnam War to detect enemies in the sea.

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 35 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 7 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 41.67% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 34 Votes: 47.06% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 22 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 5 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 8 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 86 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 30 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 11 Votes: 27.27% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 19 Votes: 52.63% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 21 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 39 Votes: 43.59% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 76 Votes: 34.21% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 146 Votes: 43.84% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 213 Votes: 46.95% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 355 Votes: 43.94% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 422 Votes: 42.65% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 658 Votes: 43.62% Annoying