PALM BEACH, Fla. — A joint operation is underway to identify a green tubular object found in the ocean off Palm Beach town's coast by a snorkeler earlier in the week.
Palm Beach police, Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office and U.S. Navy are trying to figure out what the object is. Also, Palm Beach County Fire Rescue was on the scene assisting in the 600 block of North County Road.
Earlier this week authorities first identified it as a a non-explosive U.S. training missile. But on Saturday, police Capt. Will Rothrock told WPTV it had not been positively identified.
The object was removed and disposed of, Rothrock said.
On Tuesday, Andre Eimor, a snorkeler, reported the object was found in approximately 10 feet of water in the ocean adjacent to the 600 block of North County Road. He told WPTV's Briana Nesprel he was snorkeling with family members when he found the object, which he thought was a missile.
The PBPD Underwater Search and Recovery Team responded to evaluate the long tubular object.
"After assessing the object, we reached out to PBSO and the U.S. Navy for further assessment and assistance," Rothrock said.
There were no hazards or dangers to the public, police said.
Viktors Miske emailed WPTV that he ran the object through Google Lens and it listed it as 105 mm "rakefet" HE shell
from the Israeli Army, circa the 1970s.
On Wikimedia Commons there is this image that is listed as an Israeli missile.
