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The captain and his crew are hoping they have nothing more dangerous than a grumpy lobster in their traps next time they head out.

Maine lobsterman pulls up military rocket tangled in traps.

Don't you hate it when you're out fishing and you're just not catching anything? Or when you're out on the boat fishing and the weather suddenly turns leaving you stranded in a soaking wet rain storm?

A lobsterman hauled in an unusual and potentially dangerous catch, a 5-foot-long military rocket, while fishing off the Maine coast. Members of the Navy’s Explosive Ordinance Disposal Mobile Unit 12 were called in to detonate the MK29 Mod-0 round in a nearby field.

The Maine State Police bomb squad was called in to defuse the bomb.

The Maine State Police bomb squad was called in to defuse the bomb.

Maine State Police sent members of their bomb squad to Cushing to analyze the rocket, which was identified as an MK29 Mod-0.

The Maine State Police bomb squad was called in to defuse the bomb.

Bomb experts with State Police later find at least 3 pounds of explosives still inside

The 5ft. long military rocket was found about 20 miles off shore.