Boater chases mysterious periscope off Hollywood beach (FL)

Palm Beach Post ^ | 6-20-10 | Robert Nolin

[STARWISE]

Talk about the big one that got away.

Ryan Danoff was fishing with two friends about four miles off Hollywood beach Sunday when he spied what appeared to be a mast on the horizon.

Funny thing: There was no boat underneath it.

Danoff, a Fort Lauderdale fish farmer who's on the water at least three days a week, aimed his 31-foot center console Fishy Business at the mysterious upright and found himself eye to eye with a periscope.

"It was crazy," he said. "If it was just myself out there I wouldn't believe what I saw."

Danoff moved closer. "It took off," he said. Very fast, about 20 knots. The periscope sank beneath the waves, and whatever was below the surface blew its ballast, sending aloft a mighty hiccup of bubbles. After five minutes the sea lay once again undisturbed.

Danoff, 30, reported the episode to the Coast Guard. They said they'd get back to him, but never did.

Coast Guard Petty Officer Barry Bena said Danoff's information went to the proper authorities. "As of right now, they're still looking into it," he said.

So could it have been a Navy sub taking a peek at the beach? "It's kind of uncommon," Bena said. "But it's a definite possibility."

[Dem Guard]

Game wardens checking on how many fish he was catching. ;-)

[DontTreadOnMe2009]

Swedish Mystery Subs

Google it.

Really strange and weird, just like this story

[NCDragon]

Eggzachery! I caught that too.

[Robe]

A buddy and I were fishing out in the gulf stream off Savanna,when suddenly a US Sub surfaced about 300 yards away.
We saw them post the watches on the sail, they then proceeded to head WNW. It was a Attack boat, we surmised he was heading to Kings Bay.
(But Kings Bay is a Boomer Base) Gotta say we were mesmerized